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PAYING FORWARD AND INVESTING IN CHILDREN NOW | Demographic changes in Bangladesh Trends and policy implications

The shift from a high mortality and high fertility society to a low mortality and low fertility society is a positive development and a great achievement for Bangladesh
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  • Published by:GENERAL ECONOMICS DIVISION
  • Numbers of views:195
July 24, 2022
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THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH

The Situation of Children in Bangladesh (SiTan) in the Context of Eight Five-Year Plan of Bangladesh Bangladesh has made significant strides in its quest for growth and economic development. The average growth rate over the last ten years has been among the fastest in the world at 5.2 percent (year-on-year). The country’s GDP per capita touched the 1,000 USD milestone in 2014 and rose to 1,906 USD in 2019. Recent figures showed that Bangladesh had the highest Global GDP growth projection for 2020 – outshining its neighbors in South and South East Asia.
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  • Published by:GENERAL ECONOMICS DIVISION
  • Numbers of views:195
July 24, 2022
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CHILDREN ON THE MOVE: A RAPID ASSESSMENT AND POLICY ISSUES FOR BANGLADESH

The ever-growing phenomenon of children on the move has become a matter of concern across the world. Most of these children are deprived of their rights which are enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Although there exist definitional divergences, these children are generally those who are international or internal migrants, internally displaced or asylum seeking or refugees. 1 It is estimated that about 50 million children are on the move worldwide. 2 This figure is likely to be hugely underestimated, as it considers only those who have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced within their own countries due to violence and conflicts, and does not take into consideration other factors in the movement of children.
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  • Published by:General Economics Division
  • Numbers of views:195
July 21, 2022
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