The World Bank’s newly released “Bangladesh Poverty and Inequality Assessment Report 2025” discusses the country’s growing ...

While Bangladesh’s economic narrative often highlights growth, progress in poverty reduction paints a far less encouraging ...

At the launch of the World Bank's report, Bangladesh Poverty and Equity Assessment 2025, the country's leading economists delivered a stark warning: Bangladesh is entering a phase where long-held ...

The fastest path to reducing poverty and inequality is through job creation, particularly for youth, women, and vulnerable populations. A business-as-usual approach will not suffice; instead, comprehe ...

Bangladesh today is not the success story some hoped it would instantly become, but neither is it the failure some claim ...

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said the poverty rate has been rising since 2022, reversing more than ten years of steady decline.

Maungchanu Tripura has been familiar with poverty and hunger for years, but the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of his family. Tripura, 54, is an ethnic Tripura Catholic and father of four ...

Prior to the political unrest of 2024, Bangladesh was also not on a strong economic path. This was despite 2022, when the country recorded a 7.10 percent GDP growth rate (Bangladesh Bureau of ...

DHAKA, October 7, 2019 — Bangladesh has progressed significantly in reducing poverty and improving living conditions, mostly driven by labor income. Between 2010-2016, about 8 million Bangladeshi ...

As that nation turns 50, its surprising success offers lessons about investing in the most marginalized. By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist One of the great moral stains on the United States is ...