THE call that government officials, development partners and rights activists have put out for a comprehensive social protection system covering all marginalised groups to build an equitable society is what the government should heed, especially at a time when Bangladesh, now a lower middle-income country, is set to graduate out of the bloc of least developed...
The European Union has disbursed 鈧� 23.5 million to the Bangladesh to support improved social protection, says a press release.
THE challenge of addressing extreme poverty is both urgent and complex. While Bangladesh has made significant strides in poverty reduction since the 1990s, recent economic headwinds, including persistent inflation, global commodity price fluctuations, and post-pandemic recovery pressures, have exposed vulnerabilities of millions living just above or below...
INADEQUATE budgetary allocation for social protection that a recent World Bank research has reported indicates the government鈥檚 exclusionary development policy. The report says that the social protection expenditure in Bangladesh is the lowest in South Asia. Bangladesh spends 2 per cent of its gross domestic product...
A new World Bank report has found that social protection expenditure in Bangladesh is the lowest in South Asia...