The poverty situation in Bangladesh was higher than expected in 2020-21 as the COVID constrained economic activity and reduced incomes. The situation worsened further amid spirals in global food prices in 2022. And the global economic slowdown could push more people into poverty this year.
The poverty situation in Bangladesh was higher than expected in 2020-21 as the COVID constrained economic activity and reduced incomes. The situation worsened further amid spirals in global food prices in 2022. And the global economic slowdown could push more people into poverty this year.
At least 27.51 lakh more Bangladeshis fell into poverty in 2022 due to the global food price hike and post Covid-19 impacts, according to a paper by a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
The value of women's unpaid domestic and care work accounted for 14.8 percent of Bangladesh's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021, a study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) unveiled today
At least 27.51 lakh more Bangladeshis fell into poverty in 2022 due to the global food price hike and post Covid-19 impacts, according to a paper by a researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).