Covid pushes back Asia Pacific's fight against extreme poverty by 2 years: ADB

Aug 25, 2022

Manila [Philippines], August 25 : The Asia Pacific region will find it harder than before to escape poverty as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed...

COVID-19 pushes 80 million people in Asia into extreme poverty: ADB

Aug 24, 2021

Manila [The Philippines], August 24 : The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing...

Increased cost-of-living undermines fight against poverty in Asia and Pacific: ADB

Aug 25, 2023

The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing to push people...

Punjab: Father kills three daughters due to extreme poverty

Oct 02, 2023

Three girls were killed by their own father due to the extreme poverty being faced by the family.

Since secession from Pak, Bangladesh firmly on the path of development

Mar 22, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 22 : As Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of its independence, the nation, born in violence after the 1971 Liberation War against...

COVID-19 pandemic to push 150 million people into extreme poverty by 2021: World Bank

Oct 07, 2020

Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 150 million people may fall into extreme poverty throughout the world by 2021 as a result of...