The number of ‘new poor’ in Bangladesh has not dropped off despite the economy reopening due to the runaway inflation between January and May, found a recent study. At the end of May, the number of ‘new poor’ in the country stands at 30.9 million, which is 18.54 percent of the population, according to the report styled “Inflation, Coping and Recovery Challenges”.
The number of ‘new poor’ in Bangladesh has not dropped off despite the economy reopening due to the runaway inflation between January and May, found a recent study. At the end of May, the number of ‘new poor’ in the country stands at 30.9 million, which is 18.54 percent of the population, according to the report styled “Inflation, Coping and Recovery Challenges”.
