Since its founding two years ago, Efforts in Youth Development in Bangladesh (EYDB) has raised approximately $20,000 to fight poverty and child labor. Rising high school senior Jahin Rahman near her ...

As that nation turns 50, its surprising success offers lessons about investing in the most marginalized. By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist One of the great moral stains on the United States is ...

Maungchanu Tripura has been familiar with poverty and hunger for years, but the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of his family. Tripura, 54, is an ethnic Tripura Catholic and father of four ...

Bangladesh agriculture experienced a reasonably rapid rate of growth during the post-independence period. Analysis of changes in real income and wages shows that such a growth had little impact on the ...

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 ...

Poverty rate surges to 28 percent nationwide Extreme poverty climbs above 9 percent mark Urban poverty jumps to nearly 20 percent Only 4 percent safety nets target urban poor Inflation, high rents ...

The interim government must take urgent and decisive steps to address the country's worsening employment crisis, declining educational outcomes, and persistent gender inequalities, said speakers at an ...

DHAKA, October 7, 2019 — Bangladesh has progressed significantly in reducing poverty and improving living conditions, mostly driven by labor income. Between 2010-2016, about 8 million Bangladeshi ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Bangladesh Development Studies (BDS) is published quarterly by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). The ...