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Pandemic doubles extreme poverty

The recent nationwide closure of all economic activities for two-and-a-half months has doubled extreme poverty in Bangladesh, raising the number of the country's ultra-poor...

Digital payment solutions the way forward

Experts tell PRI-The Daily Star discussion on govt cash aid to poor; stress on authentic database of beneficiaries Experts and policymakers yesterday said the government's...

Two projects for the poor see their allocations slashed

Irregularities and apathy have become a permanent feature of project implementation in Bangladesh, thanks to which no infrastructure is ever ready on time. The delays...

Digital financial inclusion could help economic recovery

Bangladesh has embraced a wide range of financial inclusion since 2010 by allowing a vast population to open an account with an initial deposit...

Food Aid Before Eid: Free rice for 1 crore poor

The government is set to distribute 10-kilogramme rice for free to each of over one crore "ultra-poor and destitute families" ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The food...