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GV EXTERIOR & SVs Street boys attending school (3 shots)
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GV Children at roadside restaurant (2 shots)
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SVs Boys pushing rickshaws (3 shots)
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Boys turning glass at factory (2 shots)
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SV PAN Line of mopeds with young mechanic CU mechanic fixing bike
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SVs Marketplace. Youngsters carrying baskets, selling produce
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Background: INTRODUCTION: There are over half a million homeless boys in Bangladesh. They live and sleep on the streets, and rely on charity to stay alive. But a scheme sponsored by international relief organisations and the Bangladesh government is having some success in improving the boys' prospects in life.

SYNOPSIS: Each morning the street boys go to school, to learn to read and write.

But they are also being trained in a variety of skills, so that they may make a useful contribution to their struggling country's economy. A poor country, Bangladesh has implemented its second five your plan, which places emphasis on industrialisation. Those young boys will, it is hoped, play a part in their country's growth. Many of them have taken jobs left by Urdu- speaking Binaris, who are being repatriated to Pakistan.

Boys like these can now earn almost as much as an unskilled adult worker in Bangladesh.

The moped is becoming a popular, inexpensive means of transport in Bangladesh, and there is a need for trained mechanics. Many boys are also training as car mechanics.

There is always work to be round in the markets. As the streets boys of Bangladesh earn a living, they are being prepared for a brighter future in this developing country.