Cars before people: how chaotic, polluted Dhaka is failing its elderly citizens

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Cars before people: how chaotic, polluted Dhaka is failing its elderly citizens

Pollution, traffic, noise – the busy streets of the Bangladeshi capital prohibit many who are ill or have limited mobility from leaving their homes, posing further risks to their healthThe door of Rehana Khan’s sixth-floor flat is as far as she ventures during the day. On most days, she barely leaves her bed. The city outside is too chaotic and overwhelming for her.Khan, 57, moved to Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, a year ago, after her husband die…