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Jobless growth, gender gaps fuel poverty rise
The interim government must take urgent and decisive steps to address the country's worsening employment crisis, declining educational outcomes, and persistent gender inequalities, said speakers at an event yesterday.
Published: September 14, 2025
Without bold, coordinated reforms in these critical areas, they warned, the risk of entrenched and widespread poverty will continue to grow, undermining Bangladesh's long-term development trajectory.
The event, styled "Ajker Agenda: What is Driving the Poverty Reversal in Bangladesh?", was organised online by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC).
Imran Matin, executive director of the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, said the reversal in poverty trends is not an isolated event but reflects both the impact of overlapping shocks and a deeper structural fragility in Bangladesh's poverty reduction model.
"For too long, progress has been concentrated around lifting people just above the poverty line, without securing a sustained escape from poverty. This has created a vulnerable population that is highly susceptible to crises," he said.
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