17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Begging in a city of 20 million
The rough estimate is 40,000 beggers in Dhaka alone. The density in this chaotic and dynamic city is about 47k per square kilometer and remained the most densely populated city on earth, with an estimated population of 20M in 2019. Despite government effort to abolish begging, the practice remains widespread in the capital and other parts of Bangladesh.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2019 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2019 |
| Photo Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Camera: | NIKON D750 |
| Copyright: | © Zon Hisham Zainal Abidin |