rickshaw puller
Rickshaw pullers’ demands and our entrenched classism
Rickshaw pullers were labelled as opportunists who were simply following the trend of making demands.
Resilience of rickshaw-pullers during student protests
It is inspiring to see the role of rickshaw-pullers in and around the student protests in Bangladesh.
Man changing the wheel of fortune
Since it was very tough for Sohel Rana to earn a living and look after his four-member family just by pulling a rickshaw, he decided to venture into making bamboo products to earn some extra cash.
Life as it is / Rollercoaster ride by rickshaw
Thought rickshaw rides are always fun? Not quite, for office-goers at least.
A long, hard journey
Seventy-year-old day labourer Md Altaf Hossain from Nokathi village in Jhalakathi's Rajapur upazila has seven children, none of whom studied even as far as the Secondary School Certificate except one of his sons, Md Nasiruddin. Economic hardship made education elusive for the family but Nasiruddin, now 24, was determined. Unable to rely on financial support from home for his tertiary studies, Nasiruddin turned to pedal power.
Editorial / A rickshaw-puller's plight
The horrifying news of a rickshaw puller shot by cops during an alleged extortion drive has, once again, brought to the fore the unethical and illegal practices of our law enforcement agencies.
Rickshaw pullers’ demands and our entrenched classism
Rickshaw pullers were labelled as opportunists who were simply following the trend of making demands.
Resilience of rickshaw-pullers during student protests
It is inspiring to see the role of rickshaw-pullers in and around the student protests in Bangladesh.
Man changing the wheel of fortune
Since it was very tough for Sohel Rana to earn a living and look after his four-member family just by pulling a rickshaw, he decided to venture into making bamboo products to earn some extra cash.
Rollercoaster ride by rickshaw
Thought rickshaw rides are always fun? Not quite, for office-goers at least.
A long, hard journey
Seventy-year-old day labourer Md Altaf Hossain from Nokathi village in Jhalakathi's Rajapur upazila has seven children, none of whom studied even as far as the Secondary School Certificate except one of his sons, Md Nasiruddin. Economic hardship made education elusive for the family but Nasiruddin, now 24, was determined. Unable to rely on financial support from home for his tertiary studies, Nasiruddin turned to pedal power.
A rickshaw-puller's plight
The horrifying news of a rickshaw puller shot by cops during an alleged extortion drive has, once again, brought to the fore the unethical and illegal practices of our law enforcement agencies.