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Climate change forcing thousands in Bangladesh into slums of Dhaka
2013-02-16 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Taslima Masud faces a dilemma every morning: should she prepare food or stay hungry to avoid illness? The kitchen is so close to the toilet, she says. When I cook, I cant smell the curry but I can smell the toilet. It disgusts me every day, but there is nothing I can do except . . . not cook. And I have to cook. Masud, 19, lives in Korail, Dhakas largest slum. Its roughly 70,000 residents dwell in the shadow of the affluent Gulshan neighbourhood, with its mansions, restaurants and western-style...
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