starvation

A starving refugee family counting their days for the war to end so they can return home. Photo: Collected
Supplement

The unfortunate people who carry the wounds of the war

Fifty-one years after the independence of the country, the amputees from the war still suffer

A general view of a rice field in North Korea's propaganda village Kaepoong in this picture taken from the top of the Aegibong Peak Observatory, south of the demilitarised zone (DMZ), separating the two Koreas in Gimpo, South Korea, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
World+Biz

UN expert calls for N.Korea sanctions to be eased as starvation risk looms

We must do more. Photographer: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

Starvation is as much a threat to Afghan women as the Taliban

Demonstrators hold placards with pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

UN rights envoy warns of risk of starvation in Myanmar's Kayah State

FILE PHOTO: A malnourished girl lies on a bed at the malnutrition treatment ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
World+Biz

At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year: UN agencies

Tears that wash your soul
Thoughts

Tears that wash your soul

Infection or starvation: A dilemma facing 2bn informal workers worldwide
Coronavirus chronicle

Infection or starvation: A dilemma facing 2bn informal workers worldwide

David Beasley, Executive Director of WFP Photo : Collected
Coronavirus chronicle

30 million people could die of starvation during pandemic : WFP

Photo:UNB
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

They feast on the poor’s rice!

Photo: Mumit M
RMG

RMG workers at risk of starvation

Guards remained vigilant to stop anyone from entering Motaharer slum in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on early April. The slum was put under lockdown after a resident there tested positive for Covid-19. File Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Dhaka slums edge closer to starvation amid lockdown