Begun Bari

Begunbari is a slum^[1] mahallah (neighborhood) in Ward 37 of Tejgaon Thana, Dhaka, Bangladesh. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, it had 9,034 households and a population of 34,517.^[2]

See also

• Hatirjheel

References

1. Ramesh, Randeep (22 December 2006). "Hidden cost of 'cheap chic'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
2. "Population Census 2011: Dhaka Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 1, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

Further reading

• "Slum ablaze in Bangladesh". NBC News. 20 September 2012.
• "Documenting global hope through image: Photojournalist shares experience". Women's News Network. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2016. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is a city of slums ... 5,000 slums in the Dhaka metropolitan area ... 'Some of the major slums in Dhaka are Kawran Bazar Slum, Korail Slum, Begunbari Slum and the Kallayanpur Slum,' says [photojournalist Turjoy] Chowdhury.

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