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    Bangladesh

    27.93 Per Cent of Bangladesh’s Population Lives in Poverty, National Survey Warns

    According to the survey, 27.93 per cent of Bangladesh’s population now lives below the upper poverty line, a sharp rise from 18.7 per cent in 2022.
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    Agriculture policy

    Experts Debate New Findings on Poverty in India at FAS Panel Discussion

    The panel discussion underscored the critical importance of accurately measuring poverty in India, not just as an academic exercise but as a foundational step toward addressing systemic inequities.
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    Finance and Economy

    India’s Policy Thrust Helped Eliminate Extreme Poverty, says Brookings Institution Report

    The transition to a higher poverty line provides an opportunity to redefine existing social protection programs particularly with the objective of better identification of...
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    Agri-business

    Bangladesh Tea Workers Get a Pittance After 18-Day Strike

    The tea workers had thrust the ball in the court of prime minister Sheikh Hasina – but the settlement comes for a pittance. The...
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    COVID-19

    Micro-estimates of wealth data ‘can help tackle poverty’

    Around 97 million people were pushed into extreme poverty in 2021. Now, researchers at the University of California and the Data for Good programme...
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    COVID-19

    COVID-19 And Military Coup Result in Poverty; Impact Food Consumption In Myanmar

    An United Nations study estimates that in a worst-case scenario, almost half the population of Myanmar could slide below the poverty line by 2022....
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    El Nino

    NABARD Survey Flags Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low

    The July 2026 RECSS does not point to an immediate crisis, but it clearly signals that the rural recovery of the previous year has lost steam.
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    Children

    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Sees Surge in Child Diarrhea Cases Amid Heat and Water Crisis

    Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.

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    El Nino

    NABARD Survey Flags Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low

    The July 2026 RECSS does not point to an immediate crisis, but it clearly signals that the rural recovery of the previous year has lost steam.
    Children

    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
    Afghanistan

    Untreated Disabilities: Afghanistan’s Hidden Health Catastrophe

    Without scaled-up, inclusive responses covering all provinces Afghanistan risks consigning generations to preventable suffering.
    Children

    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
    Aid

    Russia Offers Rupee Route to Unlock Bangladesh Payments and Trade

    The ERD preparatory work now under way will determine how forcefully Bangladesh presses its own priorities when the two sides sit down later this year.

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