TO WHOM BELONG DHAKA CITY'S ROADS AND PAVEMENTS?

Barring a few major city streets that are off limits to rickshaws and vendors, most roads, lanes, by-lanes and pavements remain occupied by rickshaws, battery-run or otherwise, hawkers of all types during peak hours. Shops dump their goods on the pavement leaving almost no room for the pedestrians. Pictures (clockwise) above say it all: (1) Rickshaws seen occupying the road near the Dhaka University metro station (2) Main street in Gulistan area (3) Kalshi Road at Pallabi, and (4) Vendors selling vegetables at Segunbagicha. — FE photos