Regeringen siger, den vil hjælpe dem til et bedre liv i det fattige sydasiatiske land
The authorities in Bangladesh will carry out a survey of beggars in the capital, Dhaka, BBC online reports Thursday.
The aim is said to be to find out the root cause of their problems and to offer them alternative livelihoods. There are believed to be 40.000 beggars in Dhaka alone, a city of 12 million people.
Despite the government’s efforts to abolish begging, the practice remains widespread in the capital and other parts of Bangladesh.
The survey, which gets underway on Friday, is the first of its type and the method involved has attracted criticism.
Every day, hun-dreds of beggars can be seen on the roadside, at traffic signals and outside commercial buildings in Dhaka. Many of them are physically disabled.
The beggars will be registered under different categories including seasonal or irregular, disabled, women and children. The government has enlisted ten non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to carry out the survey.
Social activists say the survey could be a big challenge as beggars are constantly moving around the Dhaka metropolitan area.
