Out of 164.7 million Bangladeshi, one in four live below the poverty line. As of 2016, an estimated 3.5 million people live in the slums of Dhaka.
Dhaka's sprawling slums have long been a symbol of hardship, but a worsening crisis is now intensifying the struggles of their residents — the alarming rise of drug addiction. A field visit to various ...
A fire that broke out at a slum in Bhasantek area of Dhaka on Thursday morning was brought under control after half an hour ...
A girl born to a lower-caste family of nine in the slums of Dhaka has vastly different opportunities from a boy born to well-educated and affluent parents in the well-heeled neighborhoods. An AIDS ...
A fire has broken out at the Sattala slum in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. The incident occurred around 3:45am on Wednesday. As many as ...
It’s one of five slums in Dhaka. Also squeezed into the alley is a communal cooking area, where women huddle round one pot of flavoured rice cooking on gas. Mum Brishti, 16, and daughter Afsiya ...
A fire that broke out in the Shahid Mosque slum near the European University in Gabtali, Dhaka, was brought under control ...
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Kristina Keneally says Australia should be doing more to help lift our neighbours out of poverty. Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world ...
A fire that broke out at a slum in Bhasantek area of Dhaka on Thursday morning was brought under control after half an hour ...