Bangladesh's Poverty Rate

ADVERTORIAL / Leaving no one behind

Poverty rates in recent years have demonstrated an impressive steady improvement in Bangladesh.

Poverty rate comes down at 20.5%

The country’s poverty rate came down at 20.5 percent while the extreme poverty rate came down at 10.5 percent in June this year.

Poverty rate to be brought down to a level less than US: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government's target is to bring down the country's poverty rate to a level less than what the USA has.

January 2, 2023
January 2, 2023

Leaving no one behind

Poverty rates in recent years have demonstrated an impressive steady improvement in Bangladesh.

December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019

Poverty rate comes down at 20.5%

The country’s poverty rate came down at 20.5 percent while the extreme poverty rate came down at 10.5 percent in June this year.

June 23, 2019
June 23, 2019

Poverty rate to be brought down to a level less than US: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government's target is to bring down the country's poverty rate to a level less than what the USA has.