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 >  Where we work  >  Asia  >  Bangladesh

Plan in Bangladesh

Approximately one-third of the population of Bangladesh lives in extreme poverty, Plan’s ongoing programmes in Bangladesh help children and their families in some of the poorest communities to significantly improve their lives.

Plan works in four key areas:

Growing up healthy: working for children's survival, protection and healthy development

Learning: helping children, youth and adults learn and develop life skills

Habitat: building secure, safe and healthy environments for children

Livelihood: improving children’s welfare by increasing family income and food security




Bangladesh - Cyclone Sidr
Plan Bangladesh is responding to Supercyclone Sidr through local partners in three of the worst affected areas in the southern region.

Floods affect 20 million in Bangladesh
Thousands forced to flee after flooding affects 32 districts of Bangladesh. The situation has deteriorated further with areas in central Bangladesh including capital Dhaka now flooded

Flooding in Bangladesh
Flooding in Bangladesh is a common occurrence; however the severity varies from year to year. This year, the monsoon has brought a lot of rain in the mountains of Nepal and India, which has resulted in rivers that flow into Bangladesh bursting their banks. The first areas to be hit by the floods were in the north eastern part of the country - Sylhet and adjoining districts.

Jane Clare visits Bangladesh

Jane Clare visited Bangladesh this Autumn to see Plan's work and visit her sponsored child.


Country statistics

Country: BANGLADESH
Population: 143,809,000 (2002)
Capital City: Dhaka
National Language: Bangla
Per capita income: US$ 360/year (2002)
Life expectancy: 61 years (2002)
Access to safe water: 97% (2000)
Adequate sanitation facilities: 48% (2000)
Under 5 Mortality Rate: 77/1,000 live births (2002)

Source: State of the Word's Children Report 2004 (published by UNICEF)


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