FIGURE8 A communal water pump in a slum region
Water is not pumped to houses.
Houses are built from found materials.
Some people have to walk 900 metres to a toilet.
Gangsters control the cost and supply of electricity.
Roads are poor and congested.
There are no gutters or sewerage systems.
Safety High crime rates plague Dhaka’s poor areas, including gang violence, land grabbing, crimes against women and children, and crimes related to gambling, drugs, alcohol and illegal weapons. The limited and unreliable police presence fails to provide adequate protection. Education Primary education is compulsory, but the government is unable to provide enough schools and resources for the increasing population. Many students do not attend school all the time because their families need them to earn money, often because their parents do not have jobs. In spite of the tough conditions, the education rate in the city is slightly higher than in rural areas, and the national literacy rate is about 78 per cent.
SkillBuilder discussion Geographical inquiry 1. Identify common jobs in the informal sector and describe the typical employment for women. 2. Investigate the minimum wage in Bangladesh and what might a young person earn. Make sure you use a reliable source for this information.
FIGURE9 Employment by sector in Bangladesh
Industry 21.32%
Services 40.38%
3. List the healthcare
Agriculture 38.3%
challenges in the city, focusing on slum areas.
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