The low-income population of Bangladesh is on the rise with 30.9 million (18.54 per cent) now being categorized as the ‘new poor’ in a recent study jointly conducted by Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). The Covid-19 pandemic and current global unrest has resulted in global and national financial shocks like supply chain disruptions, fuel and electricity shortages, foreign reserve depletion, and inflation.
The low-income population of Bangladesh is on the rise with 30.9 million (18.54 per cent) now being categorized as the ‘new poor’ in a recent study jointly conducted by Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). The Covid-19 pandemic and current global unrest has resulted in global and national financial shocks like supply chain disruptions, fuel and electricity shortages, foreign reserve depletion, and inflation.
