Munni (9 years old) collects drinking water from a communal hand pump in her slum on the bank of river Buriganga in Old Dhaka. Like thousands of women and children, she too survives on resources from Buriganga. To support her…
Cobblers and tailors are common in the cities surrounding Lhasa. While Tibetan spiritualism still prevails, much of the commerce is controlled by Chinese traders. Lhasa, the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China, is…
The Shawarighat whole sale fish market. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Posted by shahidul001 on 2014-08-17 15:10:57 Tagged: , Trade , Business , Commerce , Economy , Economics , Market , Bazaar , Fish market , Wholesale market , Wholesale fish market ,…
Salma talks to her husband who is a construction worker in Singapore, through a mobile phone service set up by Fatema Begum, a woman entrepreneur. Many families in Dhaluarchar, a flood prone part of Bangladesh, with an average per-capita income…
Fatema Begum makes a house call to a neighbour to set up a phone call to the woman’s son who works overseas. Many families in Dhaluarchar, a flood prone part of Bangladesh, with an average per-capita income of $300, had…
Fatema Begum and her husband, Badruddin Zaman, cross a flood zone to visit a customer. Many families in Dhaluarchar, a flood prone part of Bangladesh, with an average per-capita income of $300, had migrant workers who worked in the Middle…
Boats loaded with pottery, on the Shitalakshya River. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Posted by shahidul001 on 2014-08-17 15:10:58 Tagged: , Pottery , Pots , Earthen pots , Handicrafts , Crafts , Skill , Cottage industry , Trade , Business , Commerce ,…
