Situation of Slum’s Children in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Sample Survey

Abstract

Impact of industrialization and urbanization, the whole social system has changed sharply. This industrial revolution also does more critical to the urban people, especially to the slum dwellers .The high birth rate of mega city Dhaka has introduced a main problem now these days. As a result of tremendous birth rate, slums are increased drastically. In fact poverty, class discrimination, lack of equal opportunity and natural disasters are the terms for making the slum life miserable as well as unbearable. Due to disability fulfillment of the basic needs, they have to fight always to survive themselves. Especially, the lives of slum children are more vulnerable. Though they are being considered as the next generation of the country, future prime of the state, as well as doctor, leader, engineer, the most valuable resource of the state respectively, they have not gotten their basic needs which are pragmatic thing. To remain their existence, they have to do risk child labor from hand to mouth. In addition, they are brought out as neglected, illiterate, and destitute and they are not being socialized.

Keywords: Slum areas, Industrialization, Dhaka city.