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Story of A Distressed Slum Child

Oct 27, 2019

Story of A Distressed Slum Child

Fourth-grader Mahidul lives in a slum area in Ershad Nagar which is located at Tongi. Ershad Nagar is a densely populated slum area that is full of garbage and completely inappropriate for living. Most of the people are garments workers and day laborers living in Ershad Nagar. The hardship began when Mahidul lost his mother at the age of four. It was so challenging for the innocent kid to grow up in the slum area without having his mother. They were three brothers and the you

Women Empowerment in Bangladesh

Oct 24, 2019

Women Empowerment in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a densely populated country where 170 million people are huddling and struggling for a better future. Half of these populations are women and their economic participation has increased significantly in the last ten years. There was a time when women and girls of Bangladesh were disproportionately affected by poverty and discrimination. They were not allowed to make decisions about their household income. So, half of the population couldn’t contribute to economic

Poverty Situation in Bangladesh

Oct 17, 2019

Poverty Situation in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a model country in terms of reducing poverty. It has made incredible progress in diminishing poverty, reinforced by constant economic growth. Bangladesh has more than condensed its prevalence of poverty over the past 20 years. Its economic growth has been robust over the past decade and reached 7.9% in the fiscal year that ended on 30 June 2018. Bangladesh’s poverty rate came down at 21.8% while the poverty rate, as per the lower poverty line or people living in

Natural Disaster in Bangladesh

Oct 13, 2019

Natural Disaster in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a land of natural calamities. Flood, cyclone, drought, famine destroy life and property every year. People live here fighting against the frequent natural calamities. In recent years our country has experienced a great number of natural calamities. Among these cyclones is the most devastating. It usually occurs in summer and generally originates from the Bay-of-Bengal. Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms battered the Indian subcontinent in decades and smas

Training Helps Khadija to Attain Financial Stability

Oct 7, 2019

Training Helps Khadija to Attain Financial Stability

Khadija married Dulal Mia who is a bus driver by profession. They have two sons. Their elder son Nahidul Islam attended only class eight and now he’s working in a company in Dhaka and younger son Jahidul Islam is attending class seven. Before getting connected with the Capacity Building of Farmers Family (CBFF) project of ADRA Bangladesh, they were suffering a lot with their family. Their family comprised of four members and they had a small house made of a tin sheet for dwel

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