Temporary shops, dirt, rubbish and occupation by vagrants on Dhaka’s footbridges are raising safety concerns for pedestrians amid inadequate surveillance and maintenance. The footbridges, built for public use, are increasingly being misused. The photo shows a vagrant sleeping inside a mosquito net in broad daylight on the Shahbagh footbridge on Monday.

Temporary shops, dirt, rubbish and occupation by vagrants on Dhaka’s footbridges are raising safety concerns for pedestrians amid inadequate surveillance and maintenance. The footbridges, built for public use, are increasingly being misused. The photo shows a vagrant sleeping inside a mosquito net in broad daylight on the Shahbagh footbridge on Monday.