DUMPED FOR BREAKING LAWS

Illegal rickshaws and rickshaw-vans left to rot at an impound in Kanchpur, Narayanganj. Every day, police seize many such vehicles from the streets of the capital for breaking traffic rules, and leave them out in the open, making it easy for petty thieves to steal parts. Photo: Anisur Rahman

A rickshaw-puller taking his vehicle away from the impound after paying a fine. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Rickshaws being loaded onto a truck to have them impounded. The photos were taken recently. Photo: Anisur Rahman