By Sanjida Sultana
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The Social Security Policy Support (SSPS) Programme supports the Government of Bangladesh in strengthening and modernizing the country’s social protection system in line with the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) 2015–2026 and the transition toward NSSS 2026+. Grounded in constitutional obligations and international human rights commitments, SSPS works to move Bangladesh from fragmented, relief-based assistance toward a coordinated, lifecycle-based, and rights-based social protection system. While significant progress has been made over the past decade—such as expanded programme coverage, improved policy coordination, increased digitization, and stronger governance...
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Trapped in the realm between market failure and social justice, Bangladesh’s objective of alleviating poverty is marred by its inability to mobilize enough...
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A variety of means and mechanisms have been recommended to assist with the implementation of projects aimed at allowing the extreme poor to...
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The paper explores the linkages between ‘Education’ and ‘Poverty’ and the possibility of poverty reduction through better employment opportunities. The paper proceeds with...
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This report addresses the recent dynamics of poverty in rural Bangladesh with particular focus on two groups of the poorest - the chronically...
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COnditiOnal Cash transfers (CCts) are prOgrams that transfer cash, generally to poor households, on the condition that those households make prespecified investments in...
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Economic, moral and political reasons may underlie the choice between targeting and universal models of social provision. In the debate about universal versus...
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Recent years have seen a perceptible increase in interest in social safety nets with in developing countries. Although many critics have questioned social...
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Demand for social protection is growing in low income countries and fragile situations. In recent years, the success of social protection (SP) interventions...