He came with his father, mother, brother and grandmot Ans. THE LIFE OF A STREET CHILD Rakib is 7 years old and lives in Dhaka. He comes from Jessore. He has a brother who works as a tempo helper. He came with his father, mother, brother and grandmother to Dhaka in search of a living. His father works as a rickshaw puller and mother as a domestic worker. Rakib collects polythene bags, scrap paper and other materials from the Motijheel area and sells them at a shop for Tk. 5 to 10 a bag. He earns Tk. 20 to 50 a day, which he gives to his mother. Rakib and his-family live in a slum near to Kamlapur Railway Station. Their home is a tiny shelter with a sheet of polythene for a roof. They sleep on the dirty floor. Rakib has a bath in creek near their home. He usually has his meals at home but sometimes begs for food at restaurants. Once he got diarriioea and had to stay at home for a few days. He could not afford to go to a doctor or buy medicine for himself. He once went to a free school near his home in Jessore but did not continue. He was in the school for about a year and now he wants to go back to school and starts his studies again.

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