Mahabub Hossain's room was next to mine at the Agargaon campus of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). I had ...

According to the 2024 Multidimensional Poverty Index by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 6.5 percent of the ...

In today's episode of India Global, Bangladesh is flirting with an economic disaster, with new reports revealing a steep rise in poverty and food insecurity, echoing the financial turmoil seen in ...

The world has made tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty. The percentage of people living in extreme poverty globally fell to a new low of 10 percent in 2015 — the latest number available — ...

Bangladesh poverty maps showing national estimates for wealth index (A), progress out of poverty index (B), and household income (C). Maps were generated using mobile data, satellite data ...

Formerly East Pakistan, Bangladesh was formed in 1971 as a result of civil war, and it continues to experience political volatility, among other challenges. Despite progress, millions still live in ...

Former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, Wu Xiaoling, on Thursday, commended Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus for his contributions to poverty alleviation through microcredit programs ...