While Covid-19 has spared no section of our society and economy, there is no disputing the fact that the poor, being the most vulnerable, have been disproportionately affected, and that the pandemic has been directly responsible for dragging millions of Bangladeshis back into poverty. A recent survey jointly conducted by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) has confirmed this most worrying fact: The study estimated that the new poor constituted 21.2% of the total population in June last year, while now they constitute 14.7%.
While Covid-19 has spared no section of our society and economy, there is no disputing the fact that the poor, being the most vulnerable, have been disproportionately affected, and that the pandemic has been directly responsible for dragging millions of Bangladeshis back into poverty. A recent survey jointly conducted by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) has confirmed this most worrying fact: The study estimated that the new poor constituted 21.2% of the total population in June last year, while now they constitute 14.7%.
