Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty, supported by sustained economic growth. Based on the international poverty line of $1.90 per person per day, poverty declined from 44.2 ...

The World Bank calls Bangladesh “an inspiring story of reducing poverty” — with 25 million Bangladeshis lifted from poverty over 15 years. The share of children stunted by malnutrition has ...

Bangladesh has the highest rate of child marriage of girls under the age of 15 ... The United Nations cited Bangladesh’s “impressive” poverty reduction from 56.7 percent in 1991-1992 to 31.5 ...

Climate change is rapidly becoming a threat multiplier for Bangladesh's poor, pushing millions deeper into poverty and increasing their vulnerability to future shocks, warns the Bangladesh Poverty ...

The global lender found that 54% of electricity subsidies go to the top 40% income group, who typically live in larger homes and use more electricity due to higher ownership of appliances and air ...

Organised by members of the Bangladeshi diaspora, human rights activists, and community leaders, the exhibition showcased the alleged human rights violations and increasing persecution of minorities ...

Bangladesh: Poverty, Pollution, and the Beauty No One Talks About. Story by Marcel Kuhn, M.Sc. • 20m. 1 / 11 ...

Poverty research, including the issue of urban poverty, has come a long way in Bangladesh since the 1970s. FILE PHOTO: STAR It is striking that poverty is now such a well-understood phenomenon.

In 2011, Bangladesh’s government-controlled central bank removed Yunus as managing director of Grameen Bank, saying he had exceeded the mandatory retirement age. Muhammad Yunus leaves a court in ...