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Project Alok creates  learning opportunities for children with special needs from disadvantaged communities. 

Project Alok: Helping children overcome both poverty and learning disorders 

By adapting how the NCTB curriculum is taught, training teachers and providing personalised support, a school in Gazipur is helping struggling children remain in mainstream education and learn...

Between 3.5 and 4.5 million more Iranians have fallen into poverty since the conflict intensified. Photo: Reuters

Is Iran’s middle class being pushed into poverty?

BRAC unveils annual report on 11 May 2026. Photo: TBS

BRAC helped 312,000 families out of extreme poverty over 5 years: Annual report

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What are the 5 key messages from WB’s latest Bangladesh Poverty and Equity Assessment report?

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6.2 crore Bangladeshis vulnerable to sliding back into poverty: WB

62m at risk as Bangladesh’s poverty fight slows since 2016, says World Bank

62m at risk as Bangladesh’s poverty fight slows since 2016, says World Bank

In many communities, a simple sachet of therapeutic food offers mothers a powerful tool to fight childhood malnutrition. Photo: Mehedi Hasan.

icddr,b’s MDCF-2: Fighting child malnutrition, one sachet at a time

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China’s victory in the battle against poverty: Its successful experience and global significance

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Poverty, inflation in Bangladesh set to ease in next two years: World Bank

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Why macro success needs micro transformation

Hossain Zillur Rahman. Sketch: TBS

Poverty, disguised unemployment, school dropouts show gaps in interim’s vision: Hossain Zillur

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Govt plans roadmap for universal social security: Planning adviser

Savings shrinking to debt: The hidden toll of inequality and inflation

Savings shrinking to debt: The hidden toll of inequality and inflation