Profile of some Roadside professionals of Bangladesh

Barber

A barber is also regarded as a quack surgeon,
he functions as a sort of "Public relation officer"-he is the source of current news of his community,
match maker, broker of buying and selling of land property etc.
Every barber has his own circle of clients. Usually he is almost always busy, though he earns little but this type of engagement gives him a joy of work.

Rickshaw Puller

A popular and easy profession in Bangladesh. A rickshaw puller earns about USD 2-3 / day. He can either own a rickshaw or hire from his master.
A rickshaw must be registered at the local Municipality and during the evening and night the rickshaw must equipped with a Hurricane-lamp at the back and a small headlight at the front. Rickshaws are comfortable and cheap transport system, definitely do not pollute the environment.
At the back one can find impressive artistic work of a local painter. Today it costs a humble 4 BDT/km for your joyous rickshaw journey in Pabna.Rickshaw has attracted a big attention on the both sides of the Atlantic. Rickshaw in Singapore is on the verge of disappearance.
Rickshaw Odyssey: Courtesy of Drik, Bangladesh

Cobbler
Shoe polishing,mending,soling are among the daily routine jobs of a cobler.Sitting under tree or an umbrella, a cobbler starts his day generally at 10am and works until 8-9pm.He earns about 50-60BDT daily, but less on the rainy days.

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