by Rejaul Karim Byron , Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Apr 13, 2023The poverty rate in Bangladesh has dropped significantly but income inequality is at an all-time high, according to the latest version of the Household Income and Expenditure survey — in a puzzling development that raises questions about the nature of economic growth seen in recent times. “If we take the HIES 2022 data highlights at their face value, there is both good…
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Report in TOLOnews, April 03, 2023 at 12:18 AMPoverty and high unemployment have been driving hundreds of Afghans to leave the country every day. The citizens of the country said that they are forced to illegally migrate to find jobs abroad to feed their families. “I have been deported 16 times since 1391 (solar year) up to now… we are vulnerable and struggling with problems and we need to go out,” said Abdul Khaliq, a…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press, Mar 14, 2023The dire economic situation in Afghanistan has forced children as young as ten years old to go out for work instead of attending classes, who earn just over $1 for a full workday. Poverty has been a major problem that has forced children throughout Afghanistan to work in order to survive. These children do a variety of hard work from selling plastic bags on the streets, to…