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Hiding from the ticket inspector, these women perch precariously between train coaches.

"I took this photo while traveling on this train's rooftop,” says Adnan. "In a country like Bangladesh, there are many people who live beside the railway and the railway becomes part and parcel of their lives." Those who could not afford to buy a ticket clambered on top with Andan or teetered between coaches.

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Date Taken: 01.2008
Date Uploaded: 10.2008
Photo Location: Bangladesh
Camera: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Copyright: © Wahid Adnan
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