For the women of Faridpur, a town 60km south-west of Dhaka, jobs in Bangladesh’s capital have been tantalisingly close, yet hard to reach. No longer
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskSince Bangladesh’s economy took off a few decades ago, millions have headed to the capital to make their fortunes. Many of them are women, who make up 80% of the 4m workers in the garment industry, which has propelled. For the women of Faridpur, a town 60km south-west of Dhaka, these jobs have been tantalisingly close, yet hard to reach.
New research on an earlier project reveals what women stand to gain from the Padma bridge. In 1998, when the Jamuna bridge connected Bangladesh’s north-west to Dhaka, journey times plummeted. For residents of one city, for instance, a trip that took anywhere from 12 to 36 hours was cut to four hours.
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