The poverty rate in Bangladesh has declined to 18.7 per cent and the extreme poverty rate stood at 5.6 per cent, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
Non-food expenditure of households has increased in Bangladesh in the past six years compared to expenses aimed at food purchases, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) showed.
The literacy rate in Bangladesh rose to 74 per cent in 2022, according to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022 of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The average monthly household income in Bangladesh rose to Tk 32,422 in 2022, up more than 102 per cent from six years ago, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).