DHAKA (Reuters) - The number of people living in poverty in Bangladesh has fallen sharply over a decade, to 47 million from 63 million, a new World Bank report said on Thursday. Despite a growing ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities said Wednesday. No casualties were reported. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bangladesh reduced poverty significantly between 2010 and 2022, lifting 34 million people out of poverty while improving living standards and access to essential services such as electricity, ...

In a small village in rural Bangladesh, Rahima, a middle-aged woman, clutches her aching chest with silent pain. She turns to ...

The conference brings together policymakers, researchers, civil society representatives, and coastal communities ...