S pringing from the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is a burgeoning megacity. Already one of the biggest and most densely populated cities in the world, Dhaka is ...

Bangladesh's river gypsies (commonly known as Bedes) move from one village to another and live in plastic sheet huts. They exercised their voting rights for the first time.Photo: Sanjit DasCotton ...