The 'fallen stars' of Bangladesh

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Popy, 8, clutches her stuffed bear while working at a dump in Chittagong, Bangladesh. She is one of the many child laborers profiled by photographer Md Shahnewaz Khan.
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Another child worker, Delwar, collects scrap metals and plastic from the same dump. According to a UNICEF report from January 2014, 5.6 million of Bangladesh's 26 million children were not in school.
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Children work at a brickyard in Chittagong.
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Shakil, 12, is covered with aluminum substance from the factory he works in.
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