Bangladesh, Oct. 20 -- For years, Md Anwar has earned his living selling biscuits, bananas, tea and coffee from a footpath near the General Post Office in Gulistan.

With hopes of returning to his former spot fading after a fresh eviction drive, he has turned to a different trade - driving a battery-powered three-wheeler.

"As I don't see any hope of returning to the footpaths for my livelihood, I have changed my line of work," Anwar told The Financial Express (FE) on Monday afternoon.

He is among a section of hawkers who have begun seeking alternative livelihoods after Dhaka's two city corporations intensified efforts to keep footpaths clear of illegal occupation.

Md Shahajahan, who hails from Shibchar in Madaripur, has also changed pr...