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Climate change affects increasing urbanisation: Study UNB 19th May, 2021 07:00:21 Air density of Dhaka’s two of the most marginalised low-income slums is four to five times higher above the permission limit of Bangladesh for 24 hours. As a result, residents suffer with air pollution induced diseases like laryngeal problems, asthma and bronchial problems. A study report published Wednesday titled “Urban Localized Pollution in the Context of Climate Change” revealed such information during its virtual launching and discussion event. According to the study report, the major source of indoor air pollution in both the marginalise areas are earthen stoves for cooking, using biomass as fuel. Women are the most severely affected by air pollution as they are exposed to smoke for long stretches of time during cooking. ....
Meherun Naher Meghla, Staff Correspondent bdnews24.com Published: 12 May 2021 10:25 AM BdST Updated: 12 May 2021 12:01 PM BdST Residents pose for a photo in the City Palli slum of Dhalpur. They are living on a low wage and cannot even dream about celebrating Eid. Vendors wait for buses to arrive at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka. They make money by selling various products to bus passengers. They were unable to earn an income in this manner during the lockdown. Irene Akhter, a resident of the City Palli slum in Dhalpur, used to work in a garment factory. She has taken up the house cleaning trade after losing her job. ....
Now, with the new lockdown in place, he described how the fresh restriction has affected him. I live in a mess with others. Every day, I ve to pay Tk 120 for food and rent. But for the last two days, I couldn t pay, said Ainal, who was talking with two fellow drivers near the capital s Dhalpur Community Center yesterday afternoon. Ainal s situation shows how people from the low-income group, who are still distressed because of last year s economic shock induced by Covid-19, have again started feeling the pinch due to the lockdown. Ainal transported a passenger from Monwara Hospital in Siddheshwari to Kajla that day. I got Tk 200; that s all I got since the morning, he said. ....
Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com Published: 05 Feb 2021 04:07 PM BdST Updated: 05 Feb 2021 04:07 PM BdST The family of schoolgirl Mahmuda Akhter Bithi, who purportedly died in a motorcycle accident in Dhaka s Hatirjheel in August last year, believes she was murdered. ); } Now I understand it was not an accident. Bithi was taken to Hatirjheel and killed,” her mother Raushan Ara said at a media briefing at the Bangladesh Crime Reporters Association in Dhaka on Friday. Bithi, who lived in Golapbagh, was a student of Class X in Dhalpur Kindergarten High School, according to Raushan Ara. Her father owns a tea shop. On August 14 last year, Bithi went next door to meet her friend. They later headed out for a walk. ....