Poverty alleviation

State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan. File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Govt implementing multifaceted approach to poverty alleviation: State minister

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Corporates

A2i & GiveDirectly joined forces to combat poverty by the usage of AI

Planning minister for wealth creation to alleviate discrimination
Bangladesh

Planning minister for wealth creation to alleviate discrimination

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Bangladesh

PM seeks global recognition for 1971 genocide

Is the stone crushing job an opportunity for women? Perhaps, yes, but they do this work as the region they live in offers few other alternative earning sources for women. Photo: Mumit M
Panorama

How impoverished women keep the Nakugaon Port alive

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Bangladesh

UNDP, Brac sign MoU to work on social protection

Abdullah Hil Rakib. TBS Sketch
Thoughts

Next 50 years of Bangladesh: Developing human capital is the key to success 

Rasheda Begum in her bean garden. She won the "Best Bean Farmer Award" in 2020. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

SMAP loans elevate 5 lakh farmer families from poverty

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Economy

Next budget will focus on the poor: Finance minister

Kristof is enamored with Muhammed Yunus as the neoliberal guru of microfinance. But microfinance comes with its own share of unintended and intended consequences. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Bangladesh: A cautionary tale of neoliberalism, not poverty alleviation