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insufficient allowance for poor in Bangladesh
Paltry safety net coverage for the poor: A widow gets Tk 550 a month!
Maleka Begum, 70, carries the weight of nearly five decades of widowhood on her shoulders. Since her husband Abul Hossain Gazi died in 1972, her life has been a constant struggle.
17 October 2024, 01:00 AM