Read the following and answer the question below:
The statistics on world poverty are frightening. Close to half the world's 6 billions people live on less than Tk 130.00 a day, conversely 1% of the population has an income equal to that of the entire bottom 57%. But poverty is not only lack of wealth in monitory terms; it also implies the denial of various choices and opportunities basic to human development. These include the ability to lead a long, creative and healthy life, to acquire knowledge, to have freedom, dignity, self respect and respect for others and to have access to the resources needed for a decent standard of living. Community infrastructure is key to alleviate poverty and thus engineers have an essential role to play. Without ready access to clean water and sanitation, productivity is severely reduced through illness and time spent in water collection. Without roads, the poor are unable to sell their goods in the market. Basic infrastructure is not a luxary that can wait for better economic times, but a precondition for creating them, and its provision is urgent and on-going requirement.
Question:
(a) Give the statistics on world poverty,
(b)Referring to the text, redefine poverty.
c) How can an engineer lead his role to alleviate poverty?
(d) How do you access that infrastructure of community is a key point for alleviating poverty?
(e) Give a title of the passage.
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