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September 1, 2008

Living off the sewers of gold

The sewers of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s overcrowded and polluted capital city, are as unpleasant as you could imagine.
But they are also an incredible source of income for a small group of men who do not mind getting their hands dirty.
They earn their living by finding tiny specks of gold that are accidentally brushed into the open [...]

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