Dialogue between two friends about the poverty in Bangladesh

F1: Hi friend, have you ever wondered about the low-economic rate of our country and its poverty rate?

F2: Yes, though, if we see the present condition of Bangladesh, it’s developing rapidly, somehow, it cannot demolish its huge poverty rate completely. I think two-hundred-year colonial rule and twenty-four-year Pakistani rule are mainly responsible for the present poor condition of our country.

F1: Right you are and I also want to add that the natural calamities like river erosion, cyclone, tidal surge, excessive rain; underdeveloped communications system; Lack of education and skilled labor; and lack of administrative fairness and accountability are also responsible for poverty persistence. I observed that the rich society are becoming richer and the poor ones are being crushed beneath the severe poverty. Moreover, meeting a three-course meal is a nightmare for the poor class. Can’t our upper-class society or the govt do something for annihilating this devastating situation?

F2: My question is also slightly like that. But in proportion to our population-growth rate, the employment posts are hardly expanding. Ours is a small country with a large, illiterate population. So, how far the govt or upper-classes want to develop, the situation will scarcely change overnight. However, the good news is that the extreme poverty level has come down to 11.3% in 2018 which had been 25.1% in 2005.

F1: So, we better hope that Bangladesh would be able to attain the related SDG target by 2030 by eradicating poverty.

F2: Thanks a lot friend for raising such a productive issue. 

F1: It’s my pleasure.