The Paltan Thana area in the capital has emerged as the least poverty spot in the country with only one per cent population in the central area in Dhaka live below the poverty line of $2.25 per day, ...

Bangladesh’s poverty map has changed as Barishal now has the highest percentage of people living in poverty among all the ...

Two sisters with disabilities have been raped by their neighbour in Dhaka's Jatrabari. The victims — a 16-year-old and an eight-year-old with speech impairments — are currently receiving treatment at ...

Considering the list with least number of poor residents in the Dhaka district, the second spot is Uttara Paschim with 1.1% living below poverty line, followed by Bimanbandar (1.4%), Dhanmondi (1.5%), ...

Bangladesh's poverty map has changed. Barishal now has the highest percentage of poor people among all divisions, replacing Rangpur at the top. In 2016, Barishal ranked fifth in poverty while Rangpur ...

As many as 19.2% of the population in Bangladesh lives below the poverty line, with the poverty rate in urban areas standing ...

Dhaka's Paltan has the least number of residents living under the poverty line at 1%, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has found. The survey, titled "Poverty Map of Bangladesh", also revealed ...

After videos of two violent killings went viral online, the Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its troops killed two prisoners of war.