Extension of social safety net programmes demanded
Rights activists at a dialogue on Wednesday called on the government to expand its social safety net programmes to reduce extreme poverty and vulnerability of the marginalised people...
Rights activists at a dialogue on Wednesday called on the government to expand its social safety net programmes to reduce extreme poverty and vulnerability of the marginalised people...
Social safety net programmes are considered an effective mechanism to bridge the income gap and build an inclusive society, but successive governments have given little policy attention to the issue. A recent International Labour Organisation report shows that 91.3 per cent of people in Bangladesh lack any form of social protection...