Abstract: Begging alms in the streets of the big cities can be found almost in all developing countries including Bangladesh. Even in developed countries they are seen but not frequently. In Muslim countries they are more frequent. Providing alms to poor is a very common phenomenon in Bangladesh. There is a deep-rooted belief supported by religious sentiments and humanitarian sympathy that giving alms is a virtue. Poor people are taking this opportunity.
This study attempts to find out the socio-economic condition of the aged street beggars in Dhaka city. Purposive Sampling, a type of Non probability sampling method was applied and information was collected by using a structured questionnaires to 50.......
Keywords: Begging, Poverty, Homelessness, street beggars, Dhaka city.
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