'Bangladesh has come a long way': people of Dhaka on half a century of independence

A rickshaw rider, a domestic worker, a student and a photographer on how their lives have changed

• The making of a megacity: how Dhaka transformed in 50 years of Bangladesh

Habibur Rahman, 48, rickshaw rider

His family lost their land in Khulna, the third-largest city in Bangladesh, plunging them into financial problems that pushed Habibur to leave for the capital, Dhaka, at the age of 18 to find work. He lives in the Kalyanpur slum.