That's your National Poverty line. Not same as below $1.25.
I always see bhartis like you remain always in denial mode despite being rebutted on the same topics couple of days earlier where I have said clearly it is because Bangladesh government provide subsidy to all level of people be they rich or poor and that is why it raises the purchasing power of the all level of people. Suppose couple of days earlier I have read that in the international market Bangladesh buy rice @38 taka per kg but sell it in the local market @28 taka per kg. That is why in 2005 despite 49% people were below 1.25 dollar earning due to government subsidy the real number was 40% and now it has reduced to 31.5%. Bangladesh government provide around 6 billion usd subsidy on food and fuel alone.
N please do not post the data that you are keep on posting as that has been the data of 2007 as it is indicated in the report which infact is the data just forwarded from 2005.
N about the reduction of poverty to 31% it is not only posted by Bangladeshi News paper but also by many international news paper even from China.
For your info:
Bangladesh's poverty rate declines sharply: UNDP|chinadaily.com.cn
DHAKA, November 3 (Xinhua) --
Bangladesh poverty rate declined to 31 percent last year while the previous year's figure is 49 percent, a United Nation report released on Thursday said.
The Human Development Report 2011, released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), said there are some growth centers in Bangladesh where the poverty rate came down sharply, but there are also some areas where poverty is still rampant.
This is from BSS... one of the most reliable news source. It provides more details:
http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=210031$date=2011-11-03&dateCurrent=2011-11-04
The annual report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) showed that poverty in Bangladesh declined sharply to 31 percent in the past one year from 49 percent a year ago.
"Bangladesh's progress in many areas is very strong," UNDP country director Stefan Priesner said at the launching of the report in the city.
Apart from that many other news paper also published about it.
Bangladesh's poverty rate declines sharply: UNDP - Latest Headlines - Investors.com
Bangladesh poverty lowers, score rises, ranking down - Political News « ArcaMax Publishing
Bangladesh ranks 146th in UN HDI report
Bangladesh poverty lowers, score rises, ranking down - Political News « ArcaMax Publishing
I am still trying to gather more info but what is certain here is that all the info is not in the report posted online but in the local UNDP offices. That is quite certain from the following report:
Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine
Ramesh also said Sri Lanka ranks higher than India in terms of human development but is a disaster when it comes to economic growth. On Bangladesh, Its indicators are better than West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and he expressed shock while detailing that its indicators were better than Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
In the report no where I have found it has break down to different Indian states unless this data is available only in the local UNDP offices otherwise Ramesh would not be able to make these comments.
Though the result that Ramesh describes here is not surprising that Bangladesh is doing better then WB, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, arnakata and all other east indian states in HDI as it is quite quite certain due to the fact that East Indian states are relative underdeveloped, poor and backward then the West Indian states.
In this regard this will be wise for Bangladesh if comparison to India come it should focus on west india which are relatively developed and should learn from it. Though India is ahead of Bangladesh slightly for now,
Can any one tell me how much Bangladesh can expect rise in HDI in the next year after upgrading the base year to 2005 as it is expected it will give a substantial boost to the Bangladesh's GDP? 
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