Social Safety

Social Safety

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Why did Bangladesh's earlier welfare state initiatives stall?

Economists and policy experts say the absence of coordination, weak beneficiary selection and lack of long-term planning prevented the earlier initiatives from taking shape

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The future of social protection in Bangladesh: Integrating climate resilience into social safety nets

Speakers at the roundtable “Making Social Security Programmes of Bangladesh More Nutrition Sensitive” organised by Nutrition International Bangladesh in collaboration with The Business Standard at Hotel Amari in Gulshan recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Addressing gaps in nutrition and social safety net integration

Is the proposed social safety budget adequate for marginalised communities?

Is the proposed social safety budget adequate for marginalised communities?

If VAT is ok, what about the social safety net?

If VAT is ok, what about the social safety net?

Poverty rate 19%, safety net coverage 34%. Who are the extras?

Poverty rate 19%, safety net coverage 34%. Who are the extras?

Social Security Programmes: Bangladesh govt, WFP working to raise gender, nutritional standards

Social Security Programmes: Bangladesh govt, WFP working to raise gender, nutritional standards

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Tk1,26,272 crore allocated for social security programme in budget FY2024

Where all the social supports go

Where all the social supports go

Social safety net allocation unlikely to increase despite rising inflation

Social safety net allocation unlikely to increase despite rising inflation

India is building a women-only social safety net

India is building a women-only social safety net

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Australia provides Tk12.6cr to support WFP social protection scheme in Bangladesh

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Budget leaves new poor out in the cold