'Urban poor should also come under social safety net'

'Urban poor should also come under social safety net'
Call for steps to bring the urban poor under social safety net programmes came at the launch of two reports on social protection Sunday. Bangladesh spends less than 1 percent of GDP on social safety net programmes though the country's 40 percent of the population below the poverty line, said Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman unveiling the two books at the city's Spectra Convention Center. More...