Jahid Nur

Pandemic-induced new poor left unprotected

“Before the pandemic, people saw that we were afloat. People knew that we could eat, support our households. We were more or less okay before the coronavirus pandemic. That is why people did not help us and we could not hold out our hands,” said Rashed, summing up perfectly how the lower-middle-income families were in between a rock and a hard place during the health crisis.

1y ago
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024

Pandemic-induced new poor left unprotected

“Before the pandemic, people saw that we were afloat. People knew that we could eat, support our households. We were more or less okay before the coronavirus pandemic. That is why people did not help us and we could not hold out our hands,” said Rashed, summing up perfectly how the lower-middle-income families were in between a rock and a hard place during the health crisis.