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Poverty
Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely populated countries with 150 million people, 26% of whom live below the national poverty line $2 per day.In addition, child malnutrition rates are currently at 48%, in condition that is tied to the low social status of women in Bangladeshi society.
While Bangladesh suffers from many problems such as poor infrastructure, political instability, corruption, and insufficient power supplies, the country's economy has grown. However, Bangladesh still remains a poor, overpopulated, and inefficiently-governed nation with about 45% of the Bangladeshis being employed in the agriculture sector.
The population in Bangladesh is predominantly rural, with almost 80 percent of the population living in rural areas.
They suffer from persistent food insecurity, own no land and assets, are often uneducated, and may also suffer serious illnesses or disabilities. One of the main causes of poverty are endemic corruption and an incompetent government that does little to build infrastructure and good law. and One of the main causes of rural poverty is due the country’s geographical and demographic characteristics. Another cause of rural poverty is due to the fast-growing population rate.
The causes of urban poverty are due to the limited employment opportunities, degraded environment, and bad housing and sanitation.
Cyclones, floods and tidal surges occur in other countries. In most, they do not cause human misery of the magnitude we see in Bangladesh.
The reason is that, in these countries, the people are rich enough to build protective systems and strong embankments.
Poverty leads to hopelessness, which provokes people to desperate acts.
Poverty also creates economic refugees, leading to clashes between populations.
