Social Protection

Coordinated action needed to protect Bangladesh’s Manta fisherfolk

For generations, Manta families have relied on rivers for survival, but climate pressures and exclusion from essential services are...

Rajshahi slum residents demand fair access to social protection now

Speakers urged authorities to remove paperwork, address and administrative barriers that prevent Rajshahi’s urban poor from receiving state support...

Barishal’s Manta community calls for services and social protection

Climate pressures and institutional barriers are deepening livelihood insecurity for river-dependent Manta families, prompting calls for sustained links with...

Bangladesh urged to safeguard dignity of climate migrants

Experts warn Bangladesh must act fast to protect climate migrants as disasters force millions into cities, straining housing jobs...

Aid shortfall leaves half of Bhola fishers struggling amid ban

Thousands of Bhola fishermen lack promised rice aid during seasonal ban, forcing debt, hunger and illegal fishing, undermining conservation...

For Barishal’s Manta boat dwellers, Eid brings only brief relief amid daily hardship

For Barishal’s nomadic Manta community, Eid offers only a fleeting break as families quickly return to lives defined by...

Bangladesh MP calls for special allowance for Sundarbans’ “Tiger Widows”

Bangladesh lawmakers urge a dedicated allowance and social protection scheme for “Tiger Widows” of the Sundarbans, highlighting poverty, stigma...