National Estimate of “New Poor” Remains High in May 2022 Due to Inflation and Slower-Than-Expected Recovery

PPRC-BIGD 5th Round Findings DeckDownload The ongoing inflationary pressures have negatively affected the real income, food security, and essential household expenditures of the low-income households in Bangladesh and significantly disrupted…

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Six million primary and secondary school-going children are at risk of learning loss – PPRC & BIGD study

PPRC-BIGD Press Briefing: COVID-19 Impact on Education Life of ChildrenDownload Since the closure of schools in March 2020, more than a year ago, there have been severe disruptions in the…

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Read more about the article In Conversation with Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman: BRAC Chairperson
A portrait of Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman of Power and Participation Research Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 13, 2016. Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank

In Conversation with Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman: BRAC Chairperson

Following the retirement of BRAC Founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed as Chairperson and his transition to Chair Emeritus in August 2019, Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) Executive Chairman Hossain…

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Healthy Bangladesh SRHR Network launched to promote social and policy accountability on women and adolescent health

Bangladesh has strong commitments on population and health goals and have made important progress on many fronts. Nevertheless, critical challenges loom including slowing in the decline of MMR, persistence of…

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