HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Bangladesh moves one step ahead

Bangladesh went up one spot ahead to 135 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched on Wednesday.

The country ranked higher than neighboring Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan, but ranked lower than Sri Lanka, India and Bhutan.

Last year, Bangladesh was ranked 136.

Planning Minister MA Mannan along with General Economics Division (GED) member of the Planning Commission Dr Shamsul Alam, Planning Secretary Muhammad Nurul Amin, UNDP’s Resident Representative Sudipto Mukerjee, country’s renowned economists Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman and Dr Fahmida Khatun, among others, jointly unveiled the cover of the Human Development Report 2019.

The Report titled “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st century” was launched at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.

Speaking on the occasion, the Planning Minister said the government wants to eradicate poverty from the country. “It seems we’ve been able to subdue our enemy (poverty) as the poverty rate has now come down to around 20 per cent from the earlier around 42 per cent.

 

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX

Bangladesh moves one step ahead

Bangladesh went up one spot ahead to 135 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched on Wednesday. The country ranked higher than neighboring Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan, but ranked lower than Sri Lanka, India and Bhutan. Last year, Bangladesh was ranked 136. Planning Minister MA Mannan along with General Economics Division (GED) member of the Planning Commission Dr Shamsul Alam, Planning Secretary Muhammad Nurul Amin, UNDPs Resident Representative Sudipto Mukerjee, countrys renowned economists Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman and Dr Fahmida Khatun, among others, jointly unveiled the cover of the Human Development Report 2019. The Report titled Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st century was launched at the NEC Conference Room in the citys Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Speaking on the occasion, the Planning Minister said the government wants to eradicate poverty from the country. It seems weve been able to subdue our enemy (poverty) as the poverty rate has now come down to around 20 per cent from the earlier around 42 per cent.