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View Document By Arju Afrin Kathy The report titled “Strengthening Bangladesh's Child Protection and Social Welfare Ecosystem” presents the outcomes of a policy dialogue between the Department of Social...

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Reflecting on a Decade, Reimagining the Future (Report of the Consultative Dialogue with Development Partners)

Mirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 3, 2026

View Document By Arju Afrin Kathy This report summarizes key discussions from a consultative dialogue with development partners on the Final Evaluation of Bangladesh’s National Social Security Strategy (NSSS)...

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Krishok Card: An overview of program objectives, farmer benefits, and pre-pilot phase

Mirza Nayeem Mahmud - April 26, 2026

By Sanjida Sultana View Document The Krishok Card (Smart Krishak Card) is a flagship digital initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Bangladesh, designed to create a...

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প্রতিশ্রুতি পূরণ, ‘ফ্যামিলি কার্ড’ কর্মসূচি উদ্বোধন করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী

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ফ্যামিলি কার্ড কর্মসূচি যুগান্তকারী পদক্ষেপ: অর্থ উপদেষ্টা

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ফ্যামিলি কার্ড খাদ্য নিরাপত্তা, পুষ্টি ও নারীর ক্ষমতায়নে যে ভূমিকা রাখবে

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ফ্যামিলি কার্ড উদ্বোধন কাল – ছাড়তে হবে টিসিবির কার্ডসহ তিন সুবিধাফ্যামিলি কার্ড উদ্বোধন কাল –

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নারীর ক্ষমতায়নের অংশ হিসেবে ফ্যামিলি কার্ড চালু করা হলো: প্রধানমন্ত্রী

Thematic Clusters

Focal PointMirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 5, 2026

Minutes of Social Protection Focal Points Meeting held on 27th April, 2026

PublicationsMirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 3, 2026

Leaving No Child Behind: A Policy Dialogue between the Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Welfare and the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS)...

PublicationsMirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 3, 2026

Reflecting on a Decade, Reimagining the Future (Report of the Consultative Dialogue with Development Partners)

Family CardMirza Nayeem Mahmud - April 26, 2026

Krishok Card: An overview of program objectives, farmer benefits, and pre-pilot phase

PublicationsMirza Nayeem Mahmud - April 21, 2026

Report on Interactive Discussion with Women Engaged in Sex Work and People Living with HIV

Ministry of Agriculture

Coordinating Ministries

Focal PointMirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 5, 2026

Minutes of Social Protection Focal Points Meeting held on 27th April, 2026

PublicationsMirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 3, 2026

Leaving No Child Behind: A Policy Dialogue between the Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Welfare and the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS)...

PublicationsMirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 3, 2026

Reflecting on a Decade, Reimagining the Future (Report of the Consultative Dialogue with Development Partners)

Family CardMirza Nayeem Mahmud - April 26, 2026

Krishok Card: An overview of program objectives, farmer benefits, and pre-pilot phase

PublicationsMirza Nayeem Mahmud - April 21, 2026

Report on Interactive Discussion with Women Engaged in Sex Work and People Living with HIV

COVID-19

April 13, 2020

করোনার প্রভাব কাটাতে সরকারের ৪ ‘মূল কার্যক্রম’

August 7, 2020

Digital payment solutions the way forward

July 8, 2020

Only eligible persons to receive govt cash assistance following scrutiny: PM

July 9, 2020

Food Aid Before Eid: Free rice for 1 crore poor

Facts

Minutes of Social Protection Focal Points Meeting held on 27th April, 2026

May 5, 2026

Leaving No Child Behind: A Policy Dialogue between the Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Welfare and the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS)...

May 3, 2026

Reflecting on a Decade, Reimagining the Future (Report of the Consultative Dialogue with Development Partners)

May 3, 2026

Krishok Card: An overview of program objectives, farmer benefits, and pre-pilot phase

April 26, 2026

Report on Interactive Discussion with Women Engaged in Sex Work and People Living with HIV

April 21, 2026

Family Card Programme Inauguration: Community Response and Early Observations

March 17, 2026

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Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh: Ground Realities and Policy Challenges

Mahfuzul Bari - June 14, 2014

View Document 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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Social Protection in Low Income Countries and Fragile Situations: Challenges and Future Directions

Mahfuzul Bari - June 14, 2014

View Document Demand for social protection is growing in low income countries and fragile situations. In recent years, the success of social protection (SP) interventions...

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Building a Targeting System for Bangladesh based on Proxy Means Testing

Mahfuzul Bari - June 14, 2014

View Document This paper develops and discusses a Proxy Means Test (PMT) based household targeting system for Bangladesh. The PMT model derived from household survey...

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Action Plan - Phase II

National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) Action Plan (2021-2026) Phase II Progress Report 2024

National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) Action Plan (2021-2026) Phase II Progress Report 2023

Dissemination Workshop on NSSS Action Plan, Phase – II (2021-26) held

Disability and Social Protection

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Validation Workshop on the Review of Disability Inclusion in the Digital Ecosystem held on 25 November 2025

Mahfuzul Bari - November 30, 2025

SSPS contributed research inputs to the publication “Accessibility Matters: A Review of Disability Inclusion in the Digital Ecosystem...

Listening to the Stories of Persons with Disabilities

Mahfuzul Bari - May 25, 2022

https://socialprotection.gov.bd/beta/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Listening-to-the-Stories-of-Persons-with-Disabilities.pdf

Listening to the Stories of Persons with Disabilities

May 22, 2022

Concept Note for Pilot Study on Universal Social Protection for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)

April 3, 2022

Workshop on Social Protection: Persons with Disabilities – Lives and Programming held on 21 March 2022

March 21, 2022

প্রতিবন্ধী ব্যক্তিদের সমাজে অংশগ্রহণ ও নেতৃত্বের বিকাশ প্রয়োজন

December 6, 2021

National Seminar for Ensuring Wider Disability-Inclusion in the Social Protection Policies and Programmes in Bangladesh

December 4, 2021

Workshop on Making Disability-Inclusive Social Security Policies and Programmes in Bangladesh

December 3, 2020

Govt Social Security Allowance – Online verification shines hope on 30 thousand aspirants in 6 upazilas

October 13, 2020

Elderly, disabled and widows to get safety net allowances through MFS

September 1, 2020

Old Age

Concept Note on Pilot Study on Universal Old Age Allowance (OAA) in Bangladesh

Mahfuzul Bari - April 4, 2022

View Document Bangladesh is rapidly advancing towards an aging country. The speed at which Bangladesh is likely to transition from the “aging” to...

Elderly, disabled and widows to get safety net allowances through MFS

September 1, 2020

Reimagining social protection for older people

October 1, 2019

GRS

Enhancing Social Protection Governance through Grievance Redress System

Mahfuzul Bari - November 14, 2019

View Document For fair and equitable administration of social protection programmes, GRS is considered as an important tool in many countries. The Government...

Orientation Workshops on Social Protection and GRS held in Kurigram on 15-17 September 2019

July 1, 2019

Meeting on pilot of 2nd generation GRS in resolving social security related grievances held on 27 June 2019

March 6, 2019

Monitoring and Evaluation

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Minutes of Social Protection Focal Points Meeting held on 27th April, 2026

Mirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 5, 2026

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Leaving No Child Behind: A Policy Dialogue between the Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Welfare and the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS)...

Mirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 3, 2026

View Document By Arju Afrin Kathy The report titled “Strengthening Bangladesh's Child Protection and Social Welfare Ecosystem” presents the outcomes...

Reflecting on a Decade, Reimagining the Future (Report of the Consultative Dialogue with Development Partners)

May 3, 2026

Krishok Card: An overview of program objectives, farmer benefits, and pre-pilot phase

April 26, 2026

Report on Interactive Discussion with Women Engaged in Sex Work and People Living with HIV

April 21, 2026

Family Card Programme Inauguration: Community Response and Early Observations

March 17, 2026

The Cost We Chose Not to Pay: What We Did Differently in 2025

March 15, 2026

Family Card Programme – A Knowledge Brief for Basic Understanding

March 11, 2026

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Minutes of Social Protection Focal Points Meeting held on 27th April, 2026

Mirza Nayeem Mahmud - May 5, 2026

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Leaving No Child Behind: A Policy Dialogue between the Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Welfare and the Social Security Policy Support (SSPS)...

May 3, 2026

Social Insurance

Social Insurance Cluster

Mahfuzul Bari - April 28, 2019

Finance Division – Coordinator Financial Institutions Division Health Services Division Medical Education and Family Welfare Division Ministry of Labour and Employment Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Expatriates’...

Meeting on Action Plan Implementation Progress of Social Insurance Cluster held on 19 May 2019

March 4, 2019

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