
Read our 2023 annual report

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Why are we in Bangladesh? Bangladesh is home to over 174 million people in a country that includes the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. After years of remarkable progress in poverty reduction, the country now faces challenges, stemming from global and domestic factors like persistently high inflation, financial sector instability, and political uncertainty.
Challenges remain despite progress
Bangladesh is due to graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Countries list by 2026. Poverty declined from 11.8 percent in 2010 to 5.0 percent in 2022, based on the international poverty line of $2.15 a day. Moreover, human development outcomes improved along many dimensions, like a reduction in infant mortality and stunting, and an increase in literacy rates.
Despite these gains, inequality has slightly narrowed in rural areas and widened in urban areas. Urban population in Bangladesh was reported at 40.47 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, and by 2050 that percentage is projected to grow to 56%.
Latest achievements
Rohingya response
Concern reached over 126,000 people in Cox’s Bazar in 2023. This includes over 90,000 reached with our integrated nutrition programme, which provides life-saving support to Rohingya families via 11 nutrition centres across seven refugee camps.
Disaster risk reduction
Livelihoods




How we're helping Bangladesh
We are working hard to combat suffering and build resilience in Bangladesh. We are doing this by establishing programmes which will reduce poverty, respond to emergencies and improve health and nutrition.
Latest from Bangladesh
Concern Bangladesh Resources
Concern Worldwide Bangladesh’s Country Strategic Plan 2022 - 2026 aims to contribute to bringing sustainable, positive changes in the lives of people living in extreme poverty in Bangladesh.
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