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 has broken out at the Sattala slum in Dhaka’s Mohakhali. The incident occurred around 3:45am on Wednesday. As many as five units of firefighters have been working to tame the fire ...

A fire that broke out at a slum in Bhasantek area of Dhaka on Thursday morning was brought under control after half an hour of efforts. Talha Bin Jasim, station officer (media cell) of the Fire ...

A fire that broke out at BRP slum in Dhaka's Bhashantek this morning was brought under control. The blaze erupted around 11:00am, said Rafi Al Faruk, said duty officer at the Fire Service and ...

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.

Colin Window swaps his Thames ferry for the Buriganga River in Dhaka, and life in a slum. Mr Loteef takes passengers home across the river from the city centre 60 times a day. Homepage ...