UIG797546: Jihad, a six years old kid, lives with his parents, Bahar Ali and Peara Begum, at a slum beside the railway lines. He has four sisters and two brothers. Two years ago he had lost one of his legs in an accident at the rail lines. His parents want to educate him. Bahar Ali bought some books for Jihad. Now, he can read the Bengali alphabet. Karwanbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 14, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797549: Sometimes Railway Authority demolishes the slums. They clean out both side of the Rail line. Though they resent it but people living there can not protest because they have no rights to live there. Karwanbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 14, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797552: According to a Government record, 119 persons died from January to September 2005 in accidents at the railway track from Narayanganj to Tongi. Railway Police says that middle-aged people are the worst victims of such accidents. The death rate among children is lower. They survive with major or minor injuries, sometimes losing their limbs. In the slums along the rail line running behind Karwanbazar, about 15 children and adults have been disabled by the trains. Karwanbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 14, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797554: Jihad, a six years old kid, has become disabled by an accident at the railway lines. He lives with his parents, Bahar Ali and Peara Begum, at a slum beside the railway lines. He has four sisters and two brothers. All members of the family are happy to see their youngest child Jibon. Karwanbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 14, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797564: First day of a hunger strike by over 500 Tibetans from Northeastern India protesting against China's crackdown on the demonstrations in Tibet since March 10, 2009, when the uprising led to over 140 deaths, according to the Tibetan Solidarity Committee. Part of the 'Urgent Action Campaign' in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, India. they are expressing their solidarity towards the struggle in Tibet and urging the international community to help. Assam, India. April 8, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797568: Grandmother doing the domestic chores and child-minding. Zimbabwe. December 12, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797569: A mask displayed at the Mask fest, organized by the cultural organization Prakritojan Projanmo, for Bangla New Year 1414, at Naatmandal, Dhaka, Bangladesh. April 12, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797570: A collection of cardboard masks, made by students of the Fine Art Institute of Dhaka University, ahead of the Bangla New Year 1414. Dhaka, Bangladesh. April 11, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797571: A painted pottery done by a student of the Fine Art Institute of Dhaka University, ahead of the Bangla New Year 1415. Dhaka, Bangladesh. April 7, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797582: A group of women performing a dance on the Basanta Utsav, or Basanta festival, celebrating the Bengali month of Falgoon, at the Institute of Art of Dhaka University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 13, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797201: Shawari Ghat, the largest wholesale market of fish in Dhaka, Bangladesh. December 31, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797210: Welding bowl, Bangkok. Thailand. January 18, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797222: Rock paintings, believed to be dated from the Stone Age and over 1,000 years old, found in the town of Nyero about 300 km northeast of the capital city of Kampala. Uganda. 2006. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797242: A student heading towards his university campus in the early morning. Singapore. April 18, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797243: Colourful printed skirts on sale in Singapore's Chinatown. Singapore. April 18, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797251: A lady cleans the road of Thimphu, capital city of Bhutan on a misty morning. Bhutan. November 12, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797252: Bullock cart race or Gorur Gari Dabor is a common scene of the rural areas of Jessore during winter. The race begins after harvesting of Amman Paddy when vast area of crop fields becomes open. The sporting event is celebrated with lots of gaiety and festivity. There are two men on each of the carts. Four or five carts take part in an event. The length of the racing ground is about 300 meters. On this occasion, village fairs take place near the racing ground. This type of traditional sporting event has been taking place in this region for a long time. Kashempur, Jessore, Bangladesh. January 12, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797253: Bullock cart race or Gorur Gari Dabor is a common scene of the rural areas of Jessore during winter. The race begins after harvesting of Amman Paddy when vast area of crop fields becomes open. The sporting event is celebrated with lots of gaiety and festivity. There are two men on each of the carts. Four or five carts take part in an event. The length of the racing ground is about 300 meters. On this occasion, village fairs take place near the racing ground. This type of traditional sporting event has been taking place in this region for a long time. Kashempur, Jessore, Bangladesh. January 12, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797261: A queue of women voters at the voter registration center at Mugdapara in Dhaka, Bangladesh. January 12, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797262: Portrait of a destitute child in Dhaka, Bangladesh. October 23, 2006. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797268: Soldiers of Bangladesh Army paying Guard of Honour to remains of Birshreshtha Hamidur Rahaman at the Zia International Airport in Dhaka. Hamidur was killed while fighting with Pakistani army on October 28, 1971. His fellow freedom fighters buried him at Hatimarachara village of Tripura, India. Later, he was awarded with 'Birshreshtha', the country's highest gallantry award. The remains of the 17-year-old freedom fighter were exhumed from the grave on December 9, 2007 Sunday and handed over to a Bangladesh delegation. December 11, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797270: Children playing with a homemade toy car on a winter's morning. Singair, Manikganj, Bangladesh. December 25, 2007 . (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797272: A Bangladeshi farm worker carrying a traditional 'polo' basket, often used to house small chickens, walking through a mustard field. Singair, Manikganj, Bangladesh. December 25, 2007 . (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797274: A child playing upon the seat of a rickshaw. Singair, Manikganj, Bangladesh. December 25, 2007 . (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797280: Amin Bazaar wood depot in Dhaka, Bangladesh. October 30, 2006. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797283: Portrait of a man wear thick rimmed glasses and cap. Dhaka, Bangladesh. May 15, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797291: Hundreds of men and women from different organizations attend a rally during the National Change Makers Convention 2007 organized by Paribarik Nirjaton Protirodh Jote (Alliance to end domestic violence against women) at the China Friendship Conference Centre. The group is an alliance comprising 236 social, cultural, volunteer, labor and professional organizations launched in September 2004 and is spearheading a campaign to end domestic violence against women, The campaign is being carried out simultaneously in other South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 12, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797293: Elderly woman describes what happened when Cyclone Sidr hit her village, The waves rose so high washing away everything. Even young men who survived previous storms weren't spared this time. It's a miracle I live. Patharghata, Bangladesh. Dec 3, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797297: Jaheda mourns her 7-year-old son's death. Hasan's body was found the next day floating upside down in a pond. Water is such an enemy I had never imagined it before. Earlier I used to think water gives life but now I know better, she says. Patharghata, Bangladesh. Dec 6, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797298: Asia Khatun makes a chula, a traditional stove in the ground, in her temporary makeshift shelter after losing her house in Cyclone Sidr. Patharghata, Bangladesh. Dec 6, 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797299: Bullock cart race or Gorur Gari Dabor is a common scene of the rural areas of Jessore during winter. The race begins after harvesting of Amman Paddy when vast area of crop fields becomes open. The sporting event is celebrated with lots of gaiety and festivity. There are two men on each of the carts. Four or five carts take part in an event. The length of the racing ground is about 300 meters. On this occasion, village fairs take place near the racing ground. This type of traditional sporting event has been taking place in this region for a long time. Jessore, Bangladesh. January 8, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797301: Most of the ethnic people of Bangladesh live in hill tract districts like Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachori. Mro people and their life style are quite remarkable. They are very hard working and have their own lifestyle, culture and social distinction. They make their own clothing, cultivate crops, collect water from river or fountain. Bandarban, Bangladesh. 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797305: Most of the ethnic people of Bangladesh live in hill tract districts like Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachori. Mro people and their life style are quite remarkable. They are very hard working and have their own lifestyle, culture and social distinction. They make their own clothing, cultivate crops, collect water from river or fountain. Bandarban, Bangladesh. 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797307: Muslims from all walks of life come from different parts of the country by train, bus, boat and every possible way to attend Bishwa Ijtema the second largest Muslim pilgrimage on earth at the bank of Turag river in Tongi. They even take life risk to attend the enormous congregation every year. Tongi, Bangladesh. 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797310: A boy waits for the other children to come out from water so that he could catch fish from the ditch in Teknaf. This is very common scene at the village side of Teknaf, where children often catch fish from low land waterbody. Bangladesh. 2007. (photo) / Bridgeman Images

UIG797312: A boat steams in with the colorful sails in Dhal Char, Vola. Bangladesh. January 14, 2008. (photo) / Bridgeman Images