Bangladesh's Eighth Five Year Plan (2021-25): Development Strategy and Interests of the 'Left Behind'

1. Seventh Five Year Plan - A Period of Achievements The New Benchmark COVID-19 Impact on Poverty, Employment and Income > Poverty rate will increase from 24.3% (2016) to 35.0% (2020) (Source: CPD) ➤ 1.3 crore people (20.1%, Labour Force Survey 2016- 17) are under risk to lose employment (Source: Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh) ➤ Increase in income Gini coefficient from 0.48 (2016) to 0.52 (2020) (Source: CPD) Deb. Bhattacharya: Development Strategy and the Left Behind

View entire presentation