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 ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has provided winter relief to 1,500 families affected by the devastating fire at Korail Slum ...

Criticizing BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman’s proposal to provide family cards and flats to slum dwellers, Nahid Islam, convener ...

A massive fire swept through one of Dhaka’s biggest slums on Tuesday evening (Nov 25), destroying long rows of tin-roofed shanties and leaving thousands of people homeless. Officials said no deaths ...

Slum dwellers in Rajshahi city are turning to vegetable cultivation to supplement their income and ensure food security, transforming small and unused spaces into productive green plots. Residents ...

Psychiatrists and government officials highlighted widespread misconceptions about mental illness across the country, ...

Bangladesh is currently grappling with the severe consequences of unplanned urbanisation. Key metropolitan hubs—including Dhaka, Chattogram, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Mymensingh, and Cumilla—have expanded ...

The findings raised concern over Bangladesh's $30 billion clothes manufacturing industry, which is one of the world's biggest Bangladeshi child labourers who live in slums work for an average of 64 ...