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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2019 · 23 MIN

Bangladesh’s biker girls

from People Fixing the World · host BBC World Service

For the growing number of working women in Dhaka, commuting to work can be a challenge. The traffic is terrible and cars and taxis are expensive. Public transport is not only inconvenient, it is sometimes unsafe - many women face unwanted sexual attention on buses. So after his wife was harassed by a taxi driver, one young entrepreneur set up a motorbike ride-share service with a difference. Not only are the customers all women, the drivers are too. Reporter Chhavi Sachdev meets some brave women finding new ways to navigate Bangladeshi traffic and society.(Photo Caption: Kobita on her scooter / Photo Credit: BBC)

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