Investor Presentaiton
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
High Non-food Prices Putting
Huge Burden On Households
□ Apart from the high price of basic food items, the high price of non-
food items were putting a huge burden on households
□ Crowd-sourced data shows that maintaining even a modest standard
of living was becoming prohibitively expensive for households in
Dhaka
□ In the absence of support from the government, out-of-pocket
expenditure on health for a household of 4 persons was
equivalent to BDT 2,625 per month in 2019, at purchasing power
parity
It is apprehended that many households are at risk of falling below
the poverty line due to out-of-pocket expenditure on health
CPD (2022): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2021-22 (Third Reading)
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