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  • More rickshaws are found in Dhaka, Bangladesh, than in any other city in the world, giving it the nickname Rickshaw Capital. The brightly coloured vehicles are a key tourist attraction and provide much-needed employment for residents. Bangladesh, July 200
  • A bird’s eye view of one of the main streets crossing central Dhaka, July 2007. The capital of Bangladesh has a population of about 13 million people.
  • Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, is a site of both modern and historical architecture, dating back to Mughal rule in 1608. July 2007.
  • Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, July 2007, is a site of both modern and historical architecture. The independent state of Bangladesh was formed in 1971.
  • A woman passes a Muslim congregation at prayer. More than 80 percent of the population is Muslim though there is a Hindu following, Dhaka, Bangladesh,  July 2007.
  • Muslims at prayer on a city street in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh,  July 2007, Bangladesh is predominantly a Muslim nation with Bengali as the national language.
  • Muslims at prayer on a city street in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh,  July 2007, Bangladesh is predominantly a Muslim nation with Bengali as the national language.
  • A magnificent house structured like a ship on the waterfront in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Even though Bangladesh enjoys a unique position in being easily accessible from many popular destinations in South Asia, it has virtually been ignore
    A house structured like a ship on the waterfront in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Dr Modibo Traore, head of office in the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Bukavu, South Kivu Province, DRC. 27 July 2007.
  • Zachee Muhamiriza, president of the Banyamulenge community in Bukavu, South Kivu Province, DRC, 29 July 2007.
  • Enock Ruberangabo Sebineza (left), a former MP who represented the Banyamulenge during the Congo's transitional period, with Zachee Muhamiriza, president of the Banyamulenge community in Bukavu. 29 July 2007.
  • Enock Ruberangabo Sebineza, a former MP who represented the Banyamulenge during the Congo's transition, which ended with general elections in 2006. 29 July 2007.
  • An internally displaced woman carries a sack of maizemeal she received during a food aid distribution in Walungu Territory, South Kivu. 27 July 2007.
  • A portrait of one of the young girls living in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. The slum population in Dhaka has more than doubled in a decade to reach 3.4 million, following heavy rural to urban migration.
  • Zachee Muhamiriza, president of the Banyamulenge community in Bukavu, South Kivu Province. 29 July 2007.
  • Enock Ruberangabo Sebineza, a former MP who represented the Banyamulenge during the Congo's transition, which ended with general elections in 2006. 29 July 2007.
  • A lady crosses a makeshift bridge across the Buriganga River inside one of the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. More than 90 percent of slum people live below the poverty line, while nearly 40 percent are below the hard core poverty line.
    A lady crosses a makeshift bridge across the Buriganga river inside one of the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Enock Ruberangabo Sebineza (left), a former MP who represented the Banyamulenge during the Congo's transitional period, with Zachee Muhamiriza, president of the Banyamulenge community in Bukavu. 29 July 2007.
  • A woman looks out at the slum from her doorstep, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. During the past five years, slums have grown five percent per year on average.
    A woman looks out at the slum from her doorstep, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007
  • Dr Modibo Traore, head of office in the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Bukavu, South Kivu Province. 27 July 2007.
  • A view of Bukavu town, DRC, July 2007.
  • An internally displaced woman carries a sack of maizemeal she received during a food aid distribution in Walungu Territory, South Kivu. 27 July 2007.
  • Zimbabwean Lilian Dube, 22. Despite the threat of arrest and deportation, economic conditions in Zimbabwe drive people to repeatedly come to South Africa to look for work. April 2007.
  • A guard takes the chains off one of the new arrivals at Lindela. In theory, 30 days is the maximum period of time a detainee can be held before being deported. April 2007.
  • South Africa's Lindela repatriation centre, just outside Johannesburg, is the largest detention facility for undocumented migrants in the country. The bulk of the detainees are from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. April 2007.
  • Rice farmers planting in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Rice is planted on 75 percent of the arable land in Bangladesh and is crucial to the ability of the country to feed its growing population.
  • Two farmers planting rice seedlings in a field near the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Many Bangladeshi men and women spend a lot of hours in the field each day doing manual labour.
  • A man works through a rice field in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Rice farming is a main source of income for the more than 11 million farmers in the country. A pilot project involving 4000 farmers has been started to eliminate the use of fertilizers in f
  • A farmer treks though his rice paddy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007. Rice is the cheapest source of food for the population of about 144 million people.
  • Farming in most parts of Bangladesh is done manually, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2007. Rice is the most common crop in Bangladesh as a whole. Most rice is planted during the monsoon.
  • Many children across the NWFP suffer from a hidden iodine deficiency. Only 17 percent of the population uses iodised salt.
  • Many hundreds of children drop out of school after completing elementary education to help support families that often comprise more than 10 members. Palestinians do not have Lebanese citizenship and are thus prevented from working in 76 kinds of job, inc

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