The Crime Desk: The poverty rate in the country is now 18.7 percent. But rates of consumption and income inequality are now near record highs. The income of the poorest 10 percent of people has decreased to 1.31 percent of the total income. The poor population is now 20.5 percent in rural areas and 14.7 percent in urban areas.
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has published this information in the report titled ‘Household Income and Expenditure Survey-2022’ in the latest survey.
Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. On the initiative of the United Nations, every year on October 17, October 17th Day is celebrated around the world. The main goal of the day is to eradicate poverty, hunger, and human inequality around the world. The day is also celebrated with importance in our country.
The year 1995 was declared by the United Nations as the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. In the United Nations General Assembly’s observations, poverty and deprivation are of particular importance in the country.
The eradication of poverty and deprivation became a priority in developing countries in the 1990s. In this regard, keeping in mind the issue of increasing awareness for the elimination of poverty and deprivation, the initiative of some NGOs in this regard was congratulated in the session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1992. In particular, the celebration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17 was reviewed for the success of their movement to eradicate extreme poverty, including the French-based NGO ATD Fourth World. In this light, the General Assembly also declared October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in the said meeting.
The United Nations considers poverty to be a barrier to human rights. Poverty has adverse effects on environmental conservation. Therefore, short-term strategies need to be determined for poverty alleviation. Development, sustainable resource management, and poverty alleviation must be addressed in an integrated manner.
