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 ...

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- 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 ...

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 ...

Prior to the political unrest of 2024, Bangladesh was also not on a strong economic path. This was despite 2022, when the country recorded a 7.10 percent GDP growth rate (Bangladesh Bureau of ...

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 ...

A massive fire swept through the Korail slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, burning or damaging 1,500 shanties and leaving thousands ...