Street vendors

Street vendors

Photo: Collected

DMP launches 5-day special drive to clear footpaths, roads in Dhaka

According to a notice issued on 23 March, many businesses continue to encroach on footpaths and roads in various neighbourhoods

Mobile businesses take up half of the roadway forcing pedestrians on the busy street at Sholashahar Gate No 2 in Chattogram. The encroachment is worsening traffic congestion and increasing accident risks. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD MINHAJ UDDIN

Ctg street vendors spill onto roads, pushing pedestrians to accidents 

A vendor showcases colorful towels through car windows, turning traffic signals into a vibrant marketplace. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Gridlock hustlers: Stories behind Dhaka’s traffic signal vendors

A vendor at Shaheed Minar in Dhaka University. Photo: TBS

'We too want to be financially stable, be able to educate our children': Shaheed Minar vendor

Closed shops in Badda area. File photo: Nayem Ali

Battered lives in Badda: Street vendors hit hard

Photo: Nayem Ali

Gone with the heat: Struggles of street vendors

Pilot project makes space for both pedestrians, street vendors

Pilot project makes space for both pedestrians, street vendors

A hawker looks for customers to sell candy floss at Hatirjheel in the capital. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Mumit M

Street vendors’ business still broken