The number of “new poor” in Bangladesh stood at 24.5 million, or 14.7% of total population, in March due to fallout of Covid-19 pandemic, according to a latest survey. The study estimated that the new poor constituted 21.2% of the total population in June last year, now they constitute 14.7%, still a staggering number. The survey, titled “PPRC-BIGD Rapid Response Research Phase III: Poverty Dynamics and Household Realities Part 1,” was unveiled through an online media briefing in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The number of “new poor” in Bangladesh stood at 24.5 million, or 14.7% of total population, in March due to fallout of Covid-19 pandemic, according to a latest survey. The study estimated that the new poor constituted 21.2% of the total population in June last year, now they constitute 14.7%, still a staggering number. The survey, titled “PPRC-BIGD Rapid Response Research Phase III: Poverty Dynamics and Household Realities Part 1,” was unveiled through an online media briefing in Dhaka on Tuesday.
