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The slum in the shadow of affluent Dhaka

Korail slum, where 300,000 live in poverty next to Dhaka’s affluent Gulshan and Banani areas

A bird's-eye view of Korail, Dhaka's largest slum, next to Dhaka's Gulshan Lake. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
A bird's-eye view of Korail, Dhaka's largest slum, next to Dhaka's Gulshan Lake. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
Right next to the sprawling 160-acre Korail slum stand rows of buildings in Gulshan and Banani, the most elite and affluent areas of Dhaka. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
Right next to the sprawling 160-acre Korail slum stand rows of buildings in Gulshan and Banani, the most elite and affluent areas of Dhaka. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
Since the 1980s, low-income people have been living in the Korail area. It has gradually expanded and taken its current sprawling form. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
Since the 1980s, low-income people have been living in the Korail area. It has gradually expanded and taken its current sprawling form. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
On one side of Banani Lake, multi-storey buildings tower over the elite neighbourhoods of Dhaka. On the other sprawls the massive Korail slum, built over an area of 160 acres. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
On one side of Banani Lake, multi-storey buildings tower over the elite neighbourhoods of Dhaka. On the other sprawls the massive Korail slum, built over an area of 160 acres. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
Thousands of small tin-roofed houses make up the sprawling Korail slum. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
Thousands of small tin-roofed houses make up the sprawling Korail slum. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
A bird's-eye view of the Korail slum in Dhaka, where more than 300,000 people from lower-income groups live. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
A bird's-eye view of the Korail slum in Dhaka, where more than 300,000 people from lower-income groups live. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The sprawling Korail slum is mainly divided into two parts, one called “Jamaibazar”. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The sprawling Korail slum is mainly divided into two parts, one called “Jamaibazar”. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The other portion of the Korail slum is called “Boubazar”. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The other portion of the Korail slum is called “Boubazar”. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The Beltola and T&T slums fall under the Korail slum. When viewed from above, little separates these settlements. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The Beltola and T&T slums fall under the Korail slum. When viewed from above, little separates these settlements. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The Baidar, Ershadnagar and Godown slums are also part of the sprawling Korail slum. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
The Baidar, Ershadnagar and Godown slums are also part of the sprawling Korail slum. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
From above, the narrow lanes of the Korail slum look like a web. Hundreds of thousands of people walk along them every day. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman
From above, the narrow lanes of the Korail slum look like a web. Hundreds of thousands of people walk along them every day. Photo: Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman

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bdnews24.com News Service

Published : 02 Nov 2026, 04:23 PM

Updated : 02 Nov 2026, 04:23 PM

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