International Journal of Information, Business and Management, Vol. 11, No.4, 2019 ISSN 2076-9202 1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SURVEY OF RICKSHAW PULLERS IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH Authors: Dr. Meinhaj Hossain, Assistant Professor, College of Business Administration, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) Corresponding Author: Meinhaj Hossain, Other Authors: Reshma Banu, M.R.H. Khan, Shuvojit Chakraborty, Abu Bakar Siddique, Nishat Sharmin, Md. Anik Ahmed [Correspondence email for all authors are meinhaj.hossain@iubat.edu] Affiliation: University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) Address: IUBAT, 5 Embankment Drive, Sector 10, Uttara, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh Email: meinhaj.hossain@iubat.edu Abstract: A survey of rickshaw pullers in Dhaka, Bangladesh that looks at various economic and social demographics, comparing the findings with some other past researches, including income, opportunity cost, rent, ownership of land, and more. Keywords: Economics, Demography, Rickshaw, Bangladesh, Survey, Rickshaw Pullers JEL Code: J11, D001, A10, D10 I. Introduction Bangladesh is a densely populated country where labour is relatively cheap (Rahman & Siddiqui, 2015, p. 7) and rickshaw pulling is a means of livelihood. Rickshaw pullers are a distinct socio-economic group in Bangladesh, who earn a wage by physical manual labour. Rickshaws are a bicycle-like transport vehicle that can carry two or three people by a single rickshaw puller. Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh, and its largest metropolis. It is also one of the major cities of South Asia with an estimated population of more than 15 million, and the 8th largest city globally. It is also considered to be among the world’s most densely populated cities. (Haque, Tsutsumi, & Capon, 2014) In the city of Dhaka, rickshaw pullers are not residents, but generally come from rural parts of Bangladesh. This paper looks at some of the demographic, sociological and economic factors of this socio-economic group. As an exploratory research, an attempt is made to find peculiar patterns and insights. Cycle rickshaw pullers are an underprivileged section of society engaged in transportation as a means of earning a living. Pulling rickshaw is a menial and hazardous occupation. Rickshaw pullers are a vulnerable group with most of them being migrants from rural areas, and with the vast majority now