Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Bangladesh's risky 'roof riders'



Trains in Bangladesh are usually filled beyond capacity. So many people, predominantly children, who for one reason or another can not get a ticket, often illegally resort to climbing onto the roof for accommodation. But the 'roof riding' practice, which dates back to 1947, has become one of the leading causes of child deaths in the country as it easily results to accidents. And as people visit their families for the Islamic holiday of Eid, the trains are more crowded than usual.

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