poverty alleviation
Time to overhaul the social safety net programme
Raising allocations is vital, but not enough to address poverty
Has poverty-alleviation spending made any difference?
Inequalities occur not only in income, but also in non-income dimensions
Spend money on poverty alleviation than on arms
PM urges global leaders at an event to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2024
Don't mislead the public with inflated social safety funds
30 percent of total social safety allocations going to the non-poor
Our social safety net budget is neither equitable nor efficient
How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?
Bracing for budget of self-preservation
In 2019, when AHM Mustafa Kamal took charge as the finance minister, the Bangladesh economy was taxing for take-off for its long-haul flight to the developed country club.
Correcting course to accelerate poverty reduction
On End Poverty Day this year, it’s hard to find cause for celebration. The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a historic setback, pushing 70 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 – the largest one-year increase in three decades.
We need to recognise the diversity of the urban poor
When we think of urban poor, we typically think of people living in slums.It’s not quite as simple.
FIGHTING POVERTY
The ultra poor generally do not own land and are caught in the low-wage activities of day labourers. They are on the brink of subsistence. And when you are struggling just to maintain your level of subsistence today, you do not have the luxury of worrying too much about—or saving for—tomorrow.
Time to overhaul the social safety net programme
Raising allocations is vital, but not enough to address poverty
Has poverty-alleviation spending made any difference?
Inequalities occur not only in income, but also in non-income dimensions
Spend money on poverty alleviation than on arms
PM urges global leaders at an event to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2024
Don't mislead the public with inflated social safety funds
30 percent of total social safety allocations going to the non-poor
Our social safety net budget is neither equitable nor efficient
How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?
Bracing for budget of self-preservation
In 2019, when AHM Mustafa Kamal took charge as the finance minister, the Bangladesh economy was taxing for take-off for its long-haul flight to the developed country club.
Correcting course to accelerate poverty reduction
On End Poverty Day this year, it’s hard to find cause for celebration. The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a historic setback, pushing 70 million people into extreme poverty in 2020 – the largest one-year increase in three decades.
We need to recognise the diversity of the urban poor
When we think of urban poor, we typically think of people living in slums.It’s not quite as simple.
FIGHTING POVERTY
The ultra poor generally do not own land and are caught in the low-wage activities of day labourers. They are on the brink of subsistence. And when you are struggling just to maintain your level of subsistence today, you do not have the luxury of worrying too much about—or saving for—tomorrow.
Poverty down to 24.8% from 70%: Muhith
Bangladesh records an overwhelming improvement in poverty alleviation down to 24.8 percent now with a pro-people government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accelerating all efforts to secure a dignified place as a middle-income country very soon.