Although inflation has remained at elevated levels for over two years, the sale and distribution of essential food items by ...

The national child poverty rate is 16.49 per cent with a significantly higher rate in the rural areas, according to a General ...

The new budget must review items on the following checklist for its social programmes: job creation, skills development, ...

A PERSISTENT high rate of child poverty and a widening gap between child poverty rates between rural and urban areas and ...

For ordinary citizens, the macroeconomic gains offer little relief. The unrelenting scourge of inflation continues to erode purchasing power, squeezing households and jeopardising grassroots economic ...

The World Bank (WB) has forecast that another three million people in Bangladesh will sink below the extreme poverty line this year due to the ongoing slowdown in economic activities following the ...

Workers in Bangladesh face exploitative contracts, poverty wages, and intimidation. As legal protections fall short, the country’s labour laws demand urgent overhaul ...

Recycling in Bangladesh is no longer just about managing waste - it's about creating livelihoods, reducing poverty, and driving sustainable economic growth.

Bangladesh's finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed called for climate resilience, especially concessional climate finance, the ...