Hunger in a fertile land -- The paradox -- Riches to rags -- The making of hunger -- Who owns the land? Shaha Paikur : landlord, merchant and moneylender -- Siphoning the surplus : the trials of a poor peasant family -- The inefficiency of inequality : the death of a landless laborer -- What is the alternative? -- Us and them -- Foreign aid : a helping hand? : family planning comes to Bangladesh -- What can we do? -- Notes -- Further reading on Bangladesh.