by Selim Raihan | Oct 1, 2025 | Poverty and Inequality
The recent finding from the survey by the Power and Participation Research Center (PPRC) that over one in four people in Bangladesh now live in poverty, a sharp increase from just a few years ago, reported by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), should serve as...
by Mohammad Asaduzzaman | Jul 3, 2024 | Poverty and Inequality
For the first time in Bangladesh, the Food Security Assessment and Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) Survey 2023 is conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). It is a nationally representative survey hoping to provide evidence-based data and...
by Md. Abdul Aahad | Jul 3, 2024 | Poverty and Inequality
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022, conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, is a nationally representative survey providing detailed data on income, expenditure, and consumption. This survey is crucial as it forms the basis for official...
by Selim Raihan | Jun 3, 2024 | Poverty and Inequality
Research on poverty in Bangladesh requires answers to four fundamental questions: First, what are the poverty trends in Bangladesh? Do the official figures present a true picture? Second, how do different shocks (economic and noneconomic) affect poverty and...
by Selim Raihan | May 6, 2024 | Poverty and Inequality, Social Protection
The persistent high inflationary pressures in Bangladesh over the last two years have heightened concerns regarding the erosion of food security among a large section of the population of the country. Food security in Bangladesh is of paramount importance due to the...
by Selim Raihan | Dec 4, 2017 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Poverty and Inequality
Bangladesh has made important progress in reducing poverty over the past one and half decades. According to the national estimates, the overall head-count poverty fell from as high as 48.9% in 2000 to 24.3% in 2016. Also, extreme poverty fell from 34.3% to 12.9%...
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