DHAKA, Bangladesh — The remarkable gains Bangladesh made in lifting millions out of poverty over the past decade are showing signs of unravelling, according to a new World Bank report that warns of a looming reversal unless the country acts swiftly. 2010 and 2022, some 34 million Bangladeshis escaped multidimensional poverty, a measure that includes health, education and living standards. Extreme poverty fell to 5.6 percent from 12.2 percent, while moderate poverty was nearly halved, to 18.7 percent from 37.1 percent. Yet even at the peak of this progress, more than a third of the population remained perilously close to … Continue reading Bangladesh’s Hard-Won Progress Against Poverty Is Slipping Away