UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable progress in education in recent years, especially in the education of girls, by taking incentive schemes, according to a human development report.
Despite being a country of a lower per capita income compared to India and Pakistan, Bangladesh has caught up, especially in the education of girls, says the report titled, ‘Human Development in South Asia 2015: The Economy and the People’ prepared by Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Pakistan.
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development of BRAC University organised the report launching ceremony at Brac Centre Inn on Tuesday afternoon.
The report observed that Bangladesh has put in place a number of incentive schemes, both at primary and secondary levels, with a particular emphasis on the enrolment and retention of girls in secondary education. For example, Food for Education and Female Stipend programme is thought to have been successful.
It reveals that the country has played a commendable performance in addressing malnutrition, poverty and hunger over the last three decades.
This has been attributed to pro-poor growth policies coupled with specific education and nutritional interventions.
Economic growth in South Asia has led to advancements in health indicators across the region. Over the past three decades, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have all made progress in major health-related indicators.
Life expectancy has increased, maternal and child mortality rates have declined, and people have been able to enjoy a better standard of life in general. Bangladesh and Nepal in particular have made great strides since 1980, the report says. Speaking on the occasion, director of UNDP’s Human Development Office Dr Selim Jahan said Bangladesh’s economic growth has to be translated into the lives of people at the end of the day.
Economic growth has no automatic relation with human development where it is related with inclusive growth, he said, adding that inclusive growth must ensure the demand of future generation.
Dr Selim said equity is not an issue of economics today but it is an issue of democracy. Executive Director of BRAC Institute of Governance and Development Dr Sultan Hafeez Rahman presided over the function.
Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable progress in education in recent years, especially in the education of girls, by taking incentive schemes, according to a human development report.
Despite being a country of a lower per capita income compared to India and Pakistan, Bangladesh has caught up, especially in the education of girls, says the report titled, ‘Human Development in South Asia 2015: The Economy and the People’ prepared by Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Pakistan.
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development of BRAC University organised the report launching ceremony at Brac Centre Inn on Tuesday afternoon.
The report observed that Bangladesh has put in place a number of incentive schemes, both at primary and secondary levels, with a particular emphasis on the enrolment and retention of girls in secondary education. For example, Food for Education and Female Stipend programme is thought to have been successful.
It reveals that the country has played a commendable performance in addressing malnutrition, poverty and hunger over the last three decades.
This has been attributed to pro-poor growth policies coupled with specific education and nutritional interventions.
Economic growth in South Asia has led to advancements in health indicators across the region. Over the past three decades, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have all made progress in major health-related indicators.
Life expectancy has increased, maternal and child mortality rates have declined, and people have been able to enjoy a better standard of life in general. Bangladesh and Nepal in particular have made great strides since 1980, the report says. Speaking on the occasion, director of UNDP’s Human Development Office Dr Selim Jahan said Bangladesh’s economic growth has to be translated into the lives of people at the end of the day.
Economic growth has no automatic relation with human development where it is related with inclusive growth, he said, adding that inclusive growth must ensure the demand of future generation.
Dr Selim said equity is not an issue of economics today but it is an issue of democracy. Executive Director of BRAC Institute of Governance and Development Dr Sultan Hafeez Rahman presided over the function.
