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Social Protection Budget Analysis Prepared by Arju Afrin Kathy and Aminul Arifeen
This document, prepared by the Social Security Policy Support Programme (SSPS), provides an in-depth analysis of Bangladesh’s FY 2025–26 Social Protection Budget, comparing it primarily with the FY 2024–25 budget. It explores the structure, allocation, and policy direction of social protection financing, highlighting trends, gaps, and opportunities.
Social protection is increasingly central to national development in Bangladesh, addressing poverty, inequality, climate risks, and demographic shifts. The FY 2025–26 budget allocates BDT 1,16,731 crore (about 14.78% of the total...
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Bangladesh is rapidly advancing towards an aging country. The speed at which Bangladesh is likely to transition from the “aging” to the “aged”...
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Disability is a complex issue. The concept of disability evolves from a charity to a right-based approach (ILO 2017, UN2019). It is tremendous...
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This document presents a Common Narrative on Social Protection, bringing together main Development Partners that support the Government of Bangladesh’s efforts to reform...
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Despite impressive achievement in different socio-economic indicators in the past decades, Bangladesh is confronting some perennial and looming labour market challenges. Some of...
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Bangladesh was a global leader in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and shaping the discourse for the Post 2015 development,...
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This compendium contains the following studies:
Barriers of Accessing Social Protection Programmes for the Poor and Marginalised
Bangladesh has made spectacular strides forward in its...
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Social protection is fundamental for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite gaps in coverage, social protection systems are crucial to keeping people...
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The National Social Security Strategy (NSSS), adopted in 2015, reflects the Government of Bangladesh’s resolute commitment towards reducing poverty and vulnerability. Building on...
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The NSSS envisions the establishment of a National Social Insurance Scheme (NSIS) that will be regulated under the Insurance Act 2010 and governed...