Street children in Bangladesh

has become his or her habitual abode and/or source of livelihood; and who is inadequately protected, supervised, or directed by responsible adults”.

In a country ranked 135th[2] on the Human Development Index and where 50% of the population live below the poverty line, these children represent the absolute lowest level in the social hierarchy.

Street children do not have definite living or sleeping places, and many die young due to neglect, malnutrition, and disease.

Starvation is an ever-present problem in the region, and each year, approximately 110,000 children die of water-borne diseases in Bangladesh.

This often leads them to lives of hardship, but some non-government organisations offer educational opportunities to provide them with training in basic subjects.