Illustration: Andrew J. Nilsen/ fastcoexist.com They come early in the morning, calling out to the women of the houses— "Khallamma charta bhaat khaite diben?"— to provide them with a cooked meal. It is striking how many are young able-bodied people, and how much more frequent their visits have become nowadays. They are not always disappointed; many do offer food and cash. The whole scenario is distressing and can seem hopeless, evoking the thought that charity, as Oscar Wilde said, "degrades and demoralises".
Just four months of the pandemic has revealed that despite the significant economic strides Bangladesh has made, we […]
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