The street vending sector plays a crucial role in the economy of Dhaka, providing employment and affordable goods to a large population. However, street vendors in Dhaka face numerous socio-economic challenges, including low income, long working hours, and limited access to basic services. These challenges are primarily caused by harassment by local authorities, health and safety risks, and limited legal protection. This empirical investigation aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socio-economic conditions of street vendors in Dhaka and identify sustainable alternatives for their occupation. The investigation used a mixed-methods approach, including surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions, to collect data from street vendors, local authorities, and other stakeholders. The study also reviewed existing literature on street vending and related policies in Dhaka and other similar contexts. The investigation found that street vendors in Dhaka earn a meagre income, work long hours, and lack access to basic services such as water, sanitation, and healthcare. Furthermore, street vendors face numerous challenges, including harassment by local authorities, health and safety risks, and limited legal protection. These challenges have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a decline in sales and income for many street vendors. The investigation also identified sustainable alternatives for street vending in Dhaka, such as the establishment of designated vending zones, providing basic services to vendors, and promoting formalization and organization of the street vending sector. These alternatives can provide better working and living conditions for the vendors and promote a more organized and formal sector. Finally, the investigation provided policy recommendations to local authorities, government agencies, and other stakeholders to improve the socio-economic conditions of street vendors in Dhaka and promote a sustainable street vending sector. These recommendations include the establishment of a formal legal framework for street vending, providing access to basic services, and creating designated vending zones. The implementation of these policy recommendations can have a positive impact on the livelihoods of street vendors and the economy of Dhaka.

1. Welcome to the Presentation
Group - 03
2123021023 Md Asifur Rahaman
2123021029 Md Shariful Islam
2123021043 Md Muniruzzaman
2123021047 Jahid khan Rahat
2123021049 Md. Shahajalal Mia

2. “Assessing the socio-economic
opportunity for street vendors in
Dhaka: An empirical investigation
to identify sustainable alternatives
for their occupation”
Presentation Topic

3. Introduction
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, where a large number of people engage
in street vending as their primary occupation.
street vendors in Dhaka face several challenges:
❖ Harassment From Local Authorities
❖ Limited Access To Basic Services
❖ Lack Of Legal Protection

4. Statement of the Problem
This empirical investigation aims to assess the socio-economic opportunities
for street vendors in Dhaka and identify sustainable alternatives for their
occupation

5. Objective of the Study
Primary Objective:
● To identify the factors that assess the socio-economic opportunity for
street vendors
Specific objectives:
•To identify the socio-economic conditions
•To examine the challenges faced
•To identify the factors that influence
•To suggest sustainable alternatives

6. Research Questions
•A. What are the socio-economic conditions of street vendors in Dhaka, including their
income, working hours, and access to basic services?
•B. What are the challenges faced by street vendors in Dhaka, including harassment by
local authorities, health and safety risks, and limited legal protection?
•C. What are the factors that influence street vending activities in Dhaka, including market
demand, urban planning, and policy frameworks?
•D. What are the sustainable alternatives for street vending in Dhaka that will provide better
working and living conditions for the vendors and promote a more organized and formal
sector?

7. Research Methodology
Mixed methods
as we will
collect data from
conducting
survey and the
interview.

8. Review of Literature.
Street vendors are a fundamental constituent of urban
economies around the world. street vendors provide
consumers with convenient and available retail
options and form a vital part of the social and
economic life of a city by distributing affordable
goods and services. Most of South Asian developing
cities have a large number of street vendors as an
informal trade in the main urban transaction points as
well as Dhaka city.

9. Review of Literature
• Street vendors
• Socio-Economic Condition
• Psychological Condition

10. Conceptual Framework.
● Government Policies
● Financial Capital
● Social Capital
● Productive Labor
● Investment
● Increasing Food
Consumptions
Other side
● Personal Saving
● Employment Generate
● Income
● Subsistence Economy
● Poverty Reduction

11. Hypothesis
• 𝐻0: Street vendors in Dhaka never face numerous socio-economic challenges
• 𝐻1: Street vendors in Dhaka face numerous socio-economic challenges that negatively
affect their livelihoods, including low income, long working hours, and limited access to
basic services.
• 𝐻2 : The challenges faced by street vendors in Dhaka are primarily caused by harassment
by local authorities, health and safety risks, and limited legal protection.

12. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF STREET VENDORS
Like the age and gender, marital status, education, skills,
length of residence in the city and length of life in street
vendors are discussed in this section. The street vendors
of Dhaka city are commonly characterized by unskilled,
poorly educated and migrants.
● Usually, the women do not come to this
occupation
● Almost all of them are male and most of them are
young, aged 21-30 years.
● They move from street to street, in
buses, trains, etc
● They sell a wide range of products,
including fruits, vegetables, toys,
and bangles.
● They deal with non-branded and
local items.
● They deliver the goods right to the
customer's door.
● They do not have set prices.

13. ● A large majority (65 percent) of the street
vendors are married in between the age
group of 31-50 and unmarrieds in between
21-30.
● But the number of people who are 21-30
isn’t less than the age group 31-50, it is
about 33.33% as we have shown in the
graph.
Demographic Information about street vendors in Dhaka

14. ● As we can see from the graph that
only 30-40% are skilled who are not
educated and the rest of them are
Unskilled. On the other hand, those
who have a minimum education
about 60-70% are skilled and the
rest are new to the field or have
adaptability issues.
Level of Professional Skills

15. ● According to the survey the average
income of the street vendors is to be Tk.
3,305, which is in fact, fall below the
poverty line .
● About 51 percent street vendors earned Tk.
upto 3,000 only. A substantial portion of
street vendors (4 percent) are very poor,
they earned only less than Tk. 2,000.
● However, a substantial proportion of the
street vendors arned more than Tk. 5,000
Income of street vendors

16. ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STREET VENDORS
The Areas of Economic Characteristics of street
vendors
● Work Sectors
● Involvement in
○ Sells and service
○ Source of Capital
○ Income

17. There are so many sectors. From there few are
● Clothing and garments (36.67%)
● Fruits and vegetables selling (13.33%)
● Foods and beverages (16.67%)
● Cosmetic and jewelry and (23.33%)
● Shoe repairing and polishing (10.00%)
Different types of working sectors of street vendors

18. Involvement Ratio of Street Vendors in Sales and Service
Involvement of street vendors in sales and service
Clothing and garments Sales 60% &
Service 40%
Fruits and vegetables selling Sales 66.66% &
Service 33.33%
Foods and beverages Sales 73.33% &
Service 26.67%
Cosmetic and jewelry Sales 56.67% &
Service 43.33%
Shoe repairing and polishing Sales 60% &
Service 40%

19. Involvement Ratio of street vendors in Sales and Service
Involvement of street vendors in sales and service
Source of Capital
• Own Savings 62%
• Family & Friends 16%
• Mohajon 13.5%
• Samity 2%
• Other Source 6.5

20. Limitations of the study
• Small sample size
• Sampling bias
• Self-reported data
• Lack of longitudinal data
• Limited scope
• Limited generalizability

21. Findings
• Designated areas
• Licensing and permits
• Time restrictions
• Prohibited areas
• Hygiene and cleanliness
• Enforcement and penalties

22. Challenges
• Informal economy
• Legal issues
• Public support
• Enforcement challenges
• Corruption

23. Recommendations
• Create designated vending zones
• Improve infrastructure
• Provide access to credit and financial services
• Provide vocational training
• Foster partnerships between street vendors and other stakeholders