Rising economic inequality in Bangladesh is not an inevitable phenomenon.
The poverty trend emerging from valid comparisons with the previous rounds of HIES may or may not be different.
Specific policy incentives are needed to stimulate the economy and revive the labour market.
The cost of grand corruption in Bangladesh is only continuing to go up.
The country’s development cannot be sustained for long without establishing meaningful democracy, eminent citizens said at a roundtable yesterday.
While the country is nearing the eradication of extreme poverty and undergoing robust economic advancement, it needs to remodel its outdated poverty measurement method in order to uncover the real picture of poverty, as suggested by eminent economist Wahiduddin Mahmud at a recent launch of two books on poverty and inequality.
A recent study by a think-tank has exposed the underbelly of the development scenario in Bangladesh in which rising GDP growth and rising income and wealth inequalities walk hand in hand.
According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics' (BBS) provisional data, the economy is projected to grow at a rate exceeding 7 percent in the current fiscal.
In order to reduce inequality in Bangladesh, much more needs to be done to improve access to employment, health and education for the bottom half of the population.
Rising economic inequality in Bangladesh is not an inevitable phenomenon.
The poverty trend emerging from valid comparisons with the previous rounds of HIES may or may not be different.
Specific policy incentives are needed to stimulate the economy and revive the labour market.
The cost of grand corruption in Bangladesh is only continuing to go up.
The country’s development cannot be sustained for long without establishing meaningful democracy, eminent citizens said at a roundtable yesterday.
While the country is nearing the eradication of extreme poverty and undergoing robust economic advancement, it needs to remodel its outdated poverty measurement method in order to uncover the real picture of poverty, as suggested by eminent economist Wahiduddin Mahmud at a recent launch of two books on poverty and inequality.
A recent study by a think-tank has exposed the underbelly of the development scenario in Bangladesh in which rising GDP growth and rising income and wealth inequalities walk hand in hand.
According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics' (BBS) provisional data, the economy is projected to grow at a rate exceeding 7 percent in the current fiscal.
According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics' (BBS) provisional data, the economy is projected to grow at a rate exceeding 7 percent in the current fiscal.
In order to reduce inequality in Bangladesh, much more needs to be done to improve access to employment, health and education for the bottom half of the population.