Turag River in the early hours of the day
Women collecting sand deposited by the Turag River when it floods during the monsoon season as a result of land erosion on the outskirts of Dhaka
A foreman working at one of the shipyards
Early in the morning hundreds of boats start unloading at the port the fresh produce needed by Dhaka's 14 million inhabitants. The port is a huge market teeming with vendors, stevedores and merchants
A pilgrim goes to the Bishwa Ijtema, a religious gathering that brings together several million Muslims every year
Young shipyard worker at break time
A child living in the shipyard area
Two young shipyard workers playing football
A boat in a dry dock at the shipyard
Thousands of workers, most of them day labourers deboning and repairing boats
The shipyard area is less dense than old Dhaka and its port. Children have made it their playground
Welder working in one of the shipyards
A young river worker
Boss of a shipyard workshop
Migrant worker coming to rent a rickshaw for the day
A young docker in the morning on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka
A large part of the transport of goods in the city is done on three-wheeled bicycles, some people own dozens of them and rent them to day workers who bring them back in the evening
Two teenagers living in the shipyard area back from high school
A bridge over a tributary of the Buriganga River
A young man living in the harbour area
A young man in a barber shop
Young people playing on the roof of trains
A worker working on a bridge construction site in the new town. The lack of infrastructure prevents the city from expanding and leads to one of the highest population densities in the world
An inhabitant of the Mohakhali district came to drink tea in the street. Dhaka is one of the densest cities in the world. It is also one of the cities with the widest wealth gap
Dhaka is the capital of a country only slightly larger than Greece, but home to more than 140,000 million people. River erosion and rising water levels are slowly eroding agricultural land, pushing more and more people into the cities every day
A worker working on a bridge construction site in the new town. The lack of infrastructure prevents the city from expanding and results in one of the highest population densities in the world
A little girl and her grandfather are waiting for the bus
The middle class in Dhaka
A young couple on a trip to the Dhaka Zoo. Islam in Bangladesh, the majority, is traditionally very tolerant, but Middle Eastern influences have been changing mentalities since the 2000s. The hijab made its appearance about ten years ago
Bangladesh is a big market for Bollywood
Young people in a movie theater
All the youth gather every year on the roofs of buildings for the Shakrain festival to celebrate the beginning of spring. Thousands of kites and fireworks change the face of the city
Young people dancing at the Shakrain festival
Fire-eater on a building terrace during the Shakrain festival
On the evening of the Shakrain festival, the night fell to fill the colours with thousands of fireworks