Migrant worker predicaments and human rights violations are prolific and well documented. Previous research has identified policy options for national governments and development actors. However, very...
Agriculture has been a key driver in poverty reduction over the past two decades in Bangladesh, although the growth of sector has slowed down since 2010. In addition, the sector is highly vulnerable to...
Type: BriefReport#: 186693Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
As a riverine country, Bangladesh has a large and vibrant Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector. It has some 700 rivers, streams, and canals with a total length of about 24,000 km. Approximately 6,000 km...
Type: BriefReport#: 186703Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Road crashes kill more than 4,000 people every year in Bangladesh and countless more are seriously injured or disabled. With rapid increase of vehicles without adequate institutional mechanisms and investments...
Type: BriefReport#: 186713Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Dhaka’s population grew from 3 million in 1980 to over 19 million today. Due to inadequate infrastructure, lack of public amenities and severe traffic congestion, the residents face many difficulties in...
Type: BriefReport#: 186716Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bangladesh needs faster and higher growth to attain its vision of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2031. Inadequate infrastructure is among the key binding constraints to higher growth. The World...
Type: BriefReport#: 186723Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The seafood sector is strategically important for the Bangladesh economy, food security, and the livelihoods of millions of fishermen and stakeholders along the production chain. To ensure fisheries’ sustainability...
Type: BriefReport#: 186729Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
In Bangladesh, strong labor market gains contributed to a sharp decline in poverty, with the national poverty rate falling from 48.9 to 24.5 percent between 2000 and 2016, while extreme poverty declined...
Type: BriefReport#: 186687Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The capital Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Its rapid population growth led to inadequate infrastructures and service deliveries resulting in poor living conditions. Dhaka...
Type: BriefReport#: 186695Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Quality statistics are necessary for development and poverty reduction efforts. Timely and accurate statistics provide evidence for policy decisions. Bangladesh is taking steps to enhance the availability,...
Type: BriefReport#: 186727Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Healthy forests are critical for livelihoods for forest dependent communities. About 19 million Bangladeshis depend on forests for their livelihoods. Yet, the forest cover is decreasing: the proportion...
Type: BriefReport#: 186730Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bangladesh has witnessed notable improvements in health, nutrition, and population (HNP) outcomes over the past decade, especially among urban populations. Between 2007 and 2017-18, there was a decline...
Type: BriefReport#: 186684Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Poverty rates in Bangladesh have declined at an impressive rate in the last two decades. Despite these achievements, a number of challenges remain. Most of the country’s poor people live in rural areas...
Type: BriefReport#: 186692Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in rural Bangladesh has improved much over time, but significant challenges remain to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)...
Type: BriefReport#: 186696Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
In recent years, the power generation capacity has significantly increased in Bangladesh. Proportionate investments in the transmission and distribution segments are required to ensure reliability of the...
Type: BriefReport#: 186701Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Development of a robust insurance sector is highly important for Bangladesh sustainable economic growth, social inclusion and protection of people and businesses from potential risks and losses. Devastating...
Type: BriefReport#: 186720Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has sought to digitalize government and public services to citizens and businesses, as well as prepare the overall economy for the country’s next phase of growth and...
Type: BriefReport#: 186728Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Through grant financing, the World Bank is helping Bangladesh provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for nearly a million displaced Rohingya people who fled from violence in Myanmar....
Type: BriefReport#: 186734Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
The Government of Bangladesh currently implements several public workfare and humanitarian assistance programs to support the poorest populations during periods of seasonal unemployment and to provide...
Type: BriefReport#: 186685Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
Bangladesh has made significant progress in economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decades. This has been accompanied by improvements in maternal and child health outcomes. Prevalence of stunting...
Type: BriefReport#: 186688Date: January 1, 2024Author:
World Bank
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