Himanta Biswa Sarma's statement comes weeks after Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus's remarks on India's ...

In Bangladesh ... concentrated in the divisions of Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Barisal. With over a fourth (26.6%) of its population living below the national poverty line, Barisal currently has the ...

Bangladesh's poverty map has changed. Barishal now has the highest percentage of poor people among all divisions, replacing Rangpur at the top. In 2016, Barishal ranked fifth in poverty while ...

Some reprieve from the summer heat is expected as the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted showers in the eight divisions of Bangladesh in the next 24 hours. Rain or thundershowers with ...

The country may experience light to moderate rains or thundershowers in all divisions, including Dhaka, over the 72 hours from 9:00am today, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

This is the third generation of poverty maps in Bangladesh, which is an important statistical instrument for estimating the poverty incidence up to sub-district (upazila) levels. The poverty mapping ...

Poverty rates are also high in chronic disaster-prone areas. Chittagong and Sylhet division have the lowest prevalence of poverty. Bangladesh has launched new poverty maps which visually identify poor ...