Bangladesh鈥檚 biker girls
The motorbike taxi app where the drivers and passengers are all women.
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: 主播大秀)
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