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Given that Bangladesh continued to urbanize during this time, there are now more people living in extreme poverty in urban Bangladesh (3.3 million) than in 2010 (3 million). [17] Since independence the average rate of urbanization in Bangladesh is 5% [ 18 ] (World Bank 2012) & percentage share of urban population has doubled, from 15% in 1974 ...
As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions." [11] "National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates ...
Bangladesh has achieved remarkable feats in reducing its poverty rate, which has gone down from 80% in 1971, [34] to 44.2% in 1991, [35] all the way down to 18.7% in 2022. [36] It has emerged as the second-largest economy in South Asia, [ 37 ] [ 38 ] surpassing the per capita income levels of both India and Pakistan.
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো), is the centralized official body in Bangladesh for collecting statistics on demographics, the economy, and other facts about the country and disseminating the information. [1] [2]
The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. 2024 ( MMXXIV ) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar , the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century , and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
The National Budget of Bangladesh is the government's annual financial statement, outlining the projected income and expenditure for the fiscal year. According to Article 87.(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh , presenting this budget is a mandatory duty of the government.
Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF), or Foundation for the Elimination of Rural Poverty, was established in 1999 by the Parliament of Bangladesh. It is a statutory, non-profit organization committed to promoting the economic and social advancement of society's poorest members.
Bangladesh has one of the highest population densities in the world. The total fertility rate (TFR) has been reduced by more than two thirds since Independence. The current TFR in Bangladesh is 1.930 per woman, [16] globally considered to be below the benchmark for replacement level fertility.