الاستدامة في بنغلاديش قطعة قراءة ستيب رقم 77

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1-Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 163 million people, 80% of which live in rural areas. It is so dense that 1,062 people live in a square kilometers. 2-It is one of the poorest countries in the world but the World bank noticed the huge percentage of poor people and was among the first development partners to support Bangladesh. It has committed $35 billion in grants, interest-free, and concessional credits to the country since its Independence. With the aid of the World Bank, Bangladesh has been fighting poverty. Consequently, poverty declined from 43.5 percent in 1991 to 14.3 percent in 2016, based on the international poverty line of $1.90 a day. 3-On April 19, 2022, the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank signed a $250 million financing agreement to support the country’s reform efforts to sustain growth after the COVID-19 pandemic and to enhance resilience to future shocks, including climate change.