Climate change forcing thousands in Bangladesh into slums of Dhaka

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 can't 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, Dhaka's 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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