Bangladesh social safety net

Overhaul the social safety net for real impact

Planned changes in budget must result in more targeted, impactful interventions

Reform social safety net to truly support the poor

Taskforce report highlights barriers to poverty alleviation

Time to overhaul the social safety net programme

Raising allocations is vital, but not enough to address poverty

Food distribution for poor: When more is needed, govt doing less

Scaling up public food distribution programmes for the poor and the vulnerable is the need of the hour -- given the cost of living crisis. But the government seems to be shying away from stepping up to this task.

Making social protection nutrition-sensitive

Bangladesh is yet to achieve nutrition security for its entire population.

Bangladesh needs a new vision for social protection

Bangladesh’s social protection, a key policy instrument in the country, has had a history of innovation evolved around crises

Budget 2022-23: Inflationary concerns not addressed adequately

If one looks at the inflationary measures that are proposed in the FY2022-23 budget, there are ample reasons to be frustrated.

June 10, 2022
June 10, 2022

Budget 2022-23: Inflationary concerns not addressed adequately

If one looks at the inflationary measures that are proposed in the FY2022-23 budget, there are ample reasons to be frustrated.