A mother and
daughter died within five days of each other in Dohar, Dhaka. Their family
alleges that pressure, intimidation, and verbal abuse by NGO officials
attempting to recover a loan contributed to both deaths. The NGO has denied the
allegations. The deceased were Lovely Akter and her mother, Rehana Begum, both
residents of the Khalpar area.
According to
the family, Lovely, the widow of the late Sheikh Shahid of Khalpar, took out a
loan of Tk 300,000 a year ago from the Botia bran...