While Bangladesh’s economic narrative often highlights growth, progress in poverty reduction paints a far less encouraging ...

At the launch of the World Bank's report, Bangladesh Poverty and Equity Assessment 2025, the country's leading economists delivered a stark warning: Bangladesh is entering a phase where long-held ...

A fire in a densely populated and impoverished area in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities say.

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said the poverty rate has been rising since 2022, reversing more than ten years of steady decline.

Speakers at a programme on Saturday expressed concern over rising unemployment and an increasing number of people living below the poverty line in Bangladesh, warning that the trends signal deepening ...

When people think of Bangladesh, they often think of poverty. It was one of the world’s poorest nations when it was created in 1971. And they probably think of political upheaval — this year massive ...

LONDON (Reuters)- Bangladesh has had 40 years of exceptional progress in health, with infant mortality down, life expectancy up and good disease control, all despite being one of the world's poorest ...