poor

Photo shows some slum dwellers at the Mahakhali 'Saat Tola' slum. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Eid without joy: The harsh truth of life in Dhaka's slums

In the charred remnants of the Mahakhali 'Saat Tola' slum, where a devastating fire recently razed homes and belongings, residents struggle to find even a semblance of festivity

Inflation pushes 79 lakh more into poverty since 2022: Study
Economy

Inflation pushes 79 lakh more into poverty since 2022: Study

Photo: Bing AI
Features

Budget 2024-25: Too few rich, so better to tax the poor right?

A Basundhara Group officials hands over goods to a customer in Barishal. Photo: Courtesy
Bazaar

Bashundhara begins truck sale of commodities in 64 districts

Photo collage: TBS
Thoughts

Are our laws quickly enforced only when it comes to punishing the poor?

People walk on a footpath in Dhaka. File Photo: Jahir Rayhan/TBS
Bangladesh

24% urban poor left villages for lack of works: Study

People queue to buy rice from the OMS truck sale point. The photo was taken at Mohammadpur in the capital recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Food assistance for poor down as inflation, living cost up

Representational image. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

50% of total poor in urban areas are new: BIDS

Temperatures in the gritty New Delhi locality of Mungeshpur averaged 1.4° Celsius higher so far this month than in the suburban enclave of Safdarjung, IMD data shows. Photo: Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

India's record heatwave drives temperature gap between rich and poor

Dr Sayema Haque Bidisha. Illustration: TBS
Analysis

Focus on boosting poor’s purchasing power

A healthcare professional prepares a dose of AstraZeneca (Covid-19) vaccine at the Narok County Referral Hospital, in Narok, Kenya, December 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates Covid vaccine rollout to world's poorest

Photo :Collected
Coronavirus chronicle

Merck expects Covid pill to reach rich and poor countries simultaneously

Photo: Bloomberg
Analysis

China’s rich write checks to show solidarity with the poor