Warnings from World Bank should be taken seriously
Poverty in Bangladesh remains high, with climate change and inflation deepening hardships.
Findings of SDG Report 2025 paint a worrying picture
Taskforce report highlights barriers to poverty alleviation
Greater efforts needed to level up poorer regions like Barishal and Rangpur
Madaripur recorded the highest poverty rate in the country at 54.4 percent
CPD’s suggestion can mitigate the effects of inflation on poor households
Raising allocations is vital, but not enough to address poverty
Governments tend to focus on immediate needs, but we also need to ensure that long-term poverty reduction efforts are being developed parallelly.
The national budget of FY2024-25 is set to be announced at a time when Bangladesh’s economy is going through a difficult phase.
30 percent of total social safety allocations going to the non-poor
While the term ‘development’ can have many meanings, poverty remains a necessary issue for policy and action.
PM tells envoys
People really are struggling beyond any comprehension to get by—at least for you and me.
Authorities must prevent misallocation of relief goods meant for the poor
They have more to offer to society than we realise
Government must ensure that the most vulnerable get the assistance they need
It shows the overall quality of people’s lives has deteriorated
The poverty trend emerging from valid comparisons with the previous rounds of HIES may or may not be different.
