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Navigating masculinities in Dhaka’s slums
Not all men are equal under the patriarchy.
We need to recognise the diversity of the urban poor
When we think of urban poor, we typically think of people living in slums.It’s not quite as simple.
Kidnapped child found in N'ganj
Police rescued a two-and-half-year-old baby boy from a slum in Narayanganj yesterday, a day after he was abducted from a hospital in Dhaka for ransom.
SC upholds injunction on Kalyanpur slum eviction
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on eviction of the Kalyanpur Pora Slum.
Dreams burnt to ashes (video)
Hundreds of low-income families are now living under the sky, after a devastating fire destroyed their homes and all other belongings.
27 shanties gutted in Ctg
A fire breaks out at Anu-Majhirghat slum in Sadarghat area of Chittagong city.
Fire guts 50 slum houses in Narayanganj
Around 50 houses of a slum have been gutted and five people injured as a devastating fire broke out at a slum in Fatullah in Narayanganj.
Editorial / Urban poor in abject health condition
SLUMS are growing seamlessly with one-third of the urban people already living in them.
KNOT SO TRUE / The Proximity Principle
Most of us live close to each other yet remain dangerously disconnected from our neighbours.
Navigating masculinities in Dhaka’s slums
Not all men are equal under the patriarchy.
We need to recognise the diversity of the urban poor
When we think of urban poor, we typically think of people living in slums.It’s not quite as simple.
Kidnapped child found in N'ganj
Police rescued a two-and-half-year-old baby boy from a slum in Narayanganj yesterday, a day after he was abducted from a hospital in Dhaka for ransom.
SC upholds injunction on Kalyanpur slum eviction
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on eviction of the Kalyanpur Pora Slum.
Dreams burnt to ashes (video)
Hundreds of low-income families are now living under the sky, after a devastating fire destroyed their homes and all other belongings.
27 shanties gutted in Ctg
A fire breaks out at Anu-Majhirghat slum in Sadarghat area of Chittagong city.
Fire guts 50 slum houses in Narayanganj
Around 50 houses of a slum have been gutted and five people injured as a devastating fire broke out at a slum in Fatullah in Narayanganj.
Urban poor in abject health condition
SLUMS are growing seamlessly with one-third of the urban people already living in them.
The Proximity Principle
Most of us live close to each other yet remain dangerously disconnected from our neighbours.
Slum dwellers are worse off than villagers in terms of health
APPROXIMATELY 30 to 45 percent of slum dwellers are ill and 60 percent of their children chronically malnourished.