Human Living
in Inhuman Condition in Slum
Staff
Correspondent, Dhaka, 10 January: There are so many slums in Dhaka
city. The living condition of these slum dwellers is a sad tale to tell. All
the year round they suffer from various problems.
Among the
slums in Dhaka city, Kamalapur slum is noteworthy. There are as many as 300
shanties in this slum where around 3000 people live in extremely inhuman
condition. They lead here a very unhygienic life. As they do not have enough
water facilities, they are seen to use impure water of the nearby lagoons. They
are bound to use the impure water of lagoons as water problem is very acute in
slum areas. For days together most of the people cannot have their baths.
Most often they
do not have even drinking water. As a result, they suffer from diarrhea,
cholera, and dysentery. At the time of a dire necessity they do not have the
help of a good physician. To them the city of joy is a joyless city. High-rise
buildings are nothing but a joke to them. Posh cars of the rich give them
spiteful feelings.
However, women
and children are the worst sufferers of this slum. Most of the women living
here work as maid servants in order to add to their family income. The children
of this slum have no future at all as they are being deprived of education. They are growing up like dogs and apes. One day
when they will grow up, they will definitely adopt the loathsome paths.
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