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.

A fire that broke out in the Shahid Mosque slum near the European University in Gabtali, Dhaka, was brought under control ...

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 ...

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 ...