poverty

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) organises a dialogue at the Brac Centre Inn in Dhaka on Sunday, 17 November 2024. Photo: TBS
Economy

Inflation, economic downturn, poverty, inequality top risks for next 2 years: Survey

Corruption remains the top challenge for doing business

Floods in Bangladesh, driven by climate change, exacerbate poverty by destroying crops, damaging essential infrastructure, and displacing vulnerable communities. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Panorama

How climate change intensifies poverty in Bangladesh

Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Over 4 crore Bangladeshis trapped in extreme poverty: UNDP, Oxford University report

83.2 percent of the world's poorest people live in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Photo: BSS
World+Biz

UN report says 1.1 billion people in acute poverty

With the help and guidance of BRAC, seed business brought solvency to Tonu Kabiraj’s family. Photo: Courtesy.
Panorama

Helping the ultra-poor out of poverty

Out-of-pocket spendings for healthcare push 61 lakh into poverty in 2022: BIDS
Health

Out-of-pocket spendings for healthcare push 61 lakh into poverty in 2022: BIDS

People are seen at a market after army seized power in a coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Middle class 'rapidly eroding' as poverty soars in Myanmar: UN

Urban poverty soars as cost of living rises: Sanem
Economy

Urban poverty soars as cost of living rises: Sanem

Many lower-income countries like India have resorted to issuing domestic debts to meet their financing needs – often without reporting these instruments. Photo: Bloomberg
Thoughts

Tackling the world’s hidden-debt problem

Poverty rate 19%, safety net coverage 34%. Who are the extras?
Economy

Poverty rate 19%, safety net coverage 34%. Who are the extras?

People shopping on Oxford Street in central London, Britain, December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Global Economy

Record number of UK children in poverty

Speakers adress the challenges, particularly the worsened socioeconomic inequalities, and lessons that can be learned from Bangladesh’s experience in living through a polycrisis such as the pandemic during the "Knowledge, Power, and Change in Polycrisis: Lessons from Bangladesh for the World" conference, jointly organised by CLEAR, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), Brac University, and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Covid-19 induced poverty surged in Bangladesh: Study

Represenattional image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Low-income groups reel under unbridled prices