Old age allowance
We need to move from universal pension to universal social protection system
The universal pension would be out of reach of the extremely poor, such as day labourers, due to their inability to make contributions.
Right to information at home and abroad
The first case was brought to our attention by RTI activists promoting the law at the grassroots level in Bangladesh.
International Day for Older Persons 2022 / Who will take care of us in our old age?
We need to refocus old age care to ensuring “a good life for the elderly people” rather than on “prolonging their lives.”
Pension scheme bill a welcome move
Govt must ensure efficient realisation of the UPS
Better retirement homes a must for industrialised Bangladesh
Under the social welfare ministry, there are currently six old homes.
SOCIAL SAFETY NET / Old age allowances grossly inadequate
Shamsul Huda, a beneficiary of the government’s social safety net programmes, lives in a rickety little tin- shack in Noboganga area under Paba upazila of Rajshahi.
We need to move from universal pension to universal social protection system
The universal pension would be out of reach of the extremely poor, such as day labourers, due to their inability to make contributions.
Right to information at home and abroad
The first case was brought to our attention by RTI activists promoting the law at the grassroots level in Bangladesh.
Who will take care of us in our old age?
We need to refocus old age care to ensuring “a good life for the elderly people” rather than on “prolonging their lives.”
Pension scheme bill a welcome move
Govt must ensure efficient realisation of the UPS
Better retirement homes a must for industrialised Bangladesh
Under the social welfare ministry, there are currently six old homes.
Old age allowances grossly inadequate
Shamsul Huda, a beneficiary of the government’s social safety net programmes, lives in a rickety little tin- shack in Noboganga area under Paba upazila of Rajshahi.