Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday formally launched the government’s “Family Card” program, fulfilling an election pledge aimed at providing financial assistance to ultra-poor families. On the ...

Hasen Banu is over 80. In the Korail slum, where her three sons and a daughter also live, she now spends a month at each child’s home.

DHAKA, Bangladesh(AP) — A fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities said Wednesday. No casualties were reported. The ...

Progress, we are told, is relentless and unstoppable. The population of Dhaka has reportedly reached 36.6 million, making the ...

The findings raised concern over Bangladesh's $30 billion clothes manufacturing industry, which is one of the world's biggest The new report from the London-based Overseas Development Institute has ...

Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain on Sunday said "Proxy Means Test" (PMT) scoring will be used to ensure that the distribution of Family Cards remains completely free from political ...

Dubai Bilkis is a victim of the social and economic oppression typical of life in the slums of Bangladesh. She was married off at the age of 11, tortured by her husband’s family for dowry, and finally ...