Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme

An initiative of the Cabinet Division and the General Economics Division (GED), Bangladesh Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh
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Safety net schemes to get a boost

"Expenditure under the social safety net programmes, including allowance for the elderly and widows, will be increased substantially in the next fiscal year to...

Graft eats away rice supply for poor – Flood-hit farmers being deprived of food

"Allegations have arisen against the chairmen and their relatives in Sunamganj district's Rajanagor and Rofinagar union that they are depriving the affected farmers of...

Urban Poor: Caught in cycle of misfortune, debt, neglect

"Rokeya Begum's family lived off paddy farming in Bajitpur upazila of Kishoreganj. Three years ago, adverse weather damaged their crops, leaving them with nothing...

Informal Sector: Workers lack legal, social protection

"A construction worker stands on a frame of a pillar with sharp iron rods all around him. With no safety gear on, he can...

MAY DAY – Work that doesn’t exist on paper

It wasn't until 1972 that the term “informal sector” emerged in the development scene. Since then the phrase has continued to gain traction as a...