Bangladesh, July 6 -- Twilight of Dignity: The Cost of Ageing

Token lifeline: State allowances of just Tk 650 a month vanish instantly, failing to cover even a basic monthly supply of rice

Family excuse: The modest state handout ironically deters children from providing vital financial support to their ageing parents

Wealthy beneficiaries: Flawed targeting leaves the poorest excluded, while over 60 percent of safety-net recipients are neither poor nor vulnerable

Defeated by inflation: Despite rising budgets, runaway inflation has eroded the allowance, turning a constitutional promise into mockery

For most of his life, Babar Ali earned his living through hard manual labour. Now, at 70, he spends his days in a remote village on the ed...