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Next budget will focus on the poor: Finance minister

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused some 2.5 crore people to fall below the line of poverty and the debt burden has doubled for people living in both urban and rural areas, according to PPRC and BIGD

A schoolgirl in her village in Bangladesh. Credit :Tadej Znidarcic/Redux via The New York Times

What Biden can learn from Bangladesh to eradicate poverty

Shishu Mia and Shiuli Begum lost everything after a fire burned down their home. CZM has rebuilt it. Photo: Noor-A-Alam.

Can zakat and CSR cut poverty in real life? CZM says yes

Safety net scheme largely helps poor fight poverty

Safety net scheme largely helps poor fight poverty

Bangladesh makes progress against child mortality, malnutrition

Bangladesh makes progress against child mortality, malnutrition

The never-ending hardship: A teenage girl, wearing anklets, breaks brick in the Postagola area when she is supposed to be with playmates. She came to the capital from Netrokona with her family four years ago, driven by extreme poverty. These brick chips are mostly used for construction purposes and the workers get less than Tk200 per day for this hard labour. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Poverty: Shall it fall just as it rose?

Economy reopens, but poverty rises

Economy reopens, but poverty rises

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40% go below poverty line, 11.4% become rich during pandemic: Menon

'Electricity access wipes out poverty,' Planning Minister MA Mannan says

'Electricity access wipes out poverty,' Planning Minister MA Mannan says

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10 lakh people to come out of poverty by 2025

Covid might push 56 lakh more Bangladeshis into extreme poverty: UNDP

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid might push 56 lakh more Bangladeshis into extreme poverty: UNDP

A cave school is out in Guizhou. The sheer scale of China’s overall achievements when it comes to poverty alleviation is remarkable. Photo: Getty Images via Bloomberg

China scores big against poverty but the poor haven’t gone away

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South Asia & China

China announces eradication of extreme poverty in last poor counties