Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme

An initiative of the Cabinet Division and the General Economics Division (GED) of Bangladesh Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh
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Govt Social Security Allowance – Online verification shines hope on 30 thousand aspirants in 6 upazilas

Those days of eligible aspirants watching their much-needed social security allowances being pocketed by the rich and the powerful might be over soon. Under a...

Why are social safety net programmes so crucial?

Nawshad Ahmed I have been asked by several close friends recently, why we need social protection measures to address poverty in Bangladesh—a country which has...

Social Safety Nets: Not many urban poor getting help

Says World Bank report Rejaul Karim Byron and Sohel Parvez Most of the poor people in urban areas remain deprived of the government’s social protection benefits. Only 17.84 percent...

A food bank for rainy day

MD Asaduz Zaman The underprivileged in a Sirajganj village set it up so they can borrow rice when things are tight The underprivileged people of Borangile...

Expanding social protection

What are the challenges for a developing country like ours? One major challenge faced by policymakers in most developing countries is that though conventional measurements...