Gender Equality: BD fares better than India and Pakistan

[Maira La]

"According to gender inequality index, Bangladesh’s performance is better.

“In fact, when gender inequality is considered, Bangladesh ranked 115, well ahead of India and Pakistan [both at 127 rank],” said the report.

The newly introduced gender development index had also put Bangladesh in better position (107) than India (132) and Pakistan (145).

This index shows that the progress made by Bangladeshi women against their men counterpart which fares well when compared with the two subcontinental countries."

- See more at: Bangladesh fares better than India and Pakistan | Dhaka Tribune

 

[Gibbs]

Great achievement Bangladesh.. Political stability have made your nation advance in many aspects both in economic and social fronts.. In some even better than Sri Lanka.. Best wishes

 

[Nova2]

from the LINK above.....
Bangladesh has risen in ranking to 142 (among 187 countries), graduating from last
year’s position of 143, thanks to its better performance in the health, education and
gender issues, according to Human Development Report 2014 launched globally
yesterday. Apart from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, none of the countries in the South Asian region
have been able to change its previous ranking this year. In terms of gender inequality and gender development index, Bangladesh had fared
better than India and Pakistan. India’s overall ranking is 135 while Pakistan’s position is
146. “Bangladesh has gone one step ahead this year with 142 position by graduating from
the previous 143rd ranking. Apart from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, none of the South
Asian countries has been able to improve its position this year,” KAM Morshed, assistant
country director of United Nations Development Programme, told reporters while
unveiling the report at the conference room of the National Economic Council in the
capital’s Agargoan. “As indicated in 2013 report, Bangladesh is among the 18 countries globally who has
shown extraordinary progress in terms of HDI [Human Development Index],” said the
UNDP in its summary. Sri Lanka is the best performer in the overall ranking with 73rd position followed by the
Maldives with 103rd ranking among the South Asian region. Afghanistan’s position is
169 while Bhutan stands at 136, six ranks ahead of Bangladesh. Nepal and Myanmar’s
ranks are 145 and 150 respectively. Bangladesh outshines India, Pakistan and Nepal in terms of inequality-adjusted HDI. “Among the South Asian countries, Bangladesh has also demonstrated a good track
record of inclusive development. After adjusting for inequality, Bangladesh is doing
better compared to India, Pakistan and Nepal indicating a good pro-people policy
regimes,” said the report. Between 1980 and 2013, the South Asian region made the fastest progress in terms of
human development. “Again, of the South Asian countries, Afghanistan now has the fastest progress [2%]
followed by Bangladesh [1.62%],” said Morshed. He said Afghanistan was a war-ravaged country that saw huge pump of foreign funds
unlike Bangladesh. “If we exclude Afghanistan, Bangladesh has performed best in terms of human index in
the South Asia region.” According to gender inequality index, Bangladesh’s performance is better. “In fact, when gender inequality is considered, Bangladesh ranked 115, well ahead of
India and Pakistan [both at 127 rank],” said the report. The newly introduced gender development index had also put Bangladesh in better
position (107) than India (132) and Pakistan (145). This index shows that the progress made by Bangladeshi women against their men
counterpart which fares well when compared with the two subcontinental countries. In terms of multidimensional poverty index, Bangladesh (0.237) is better than India and
Pakistan with 0.282 points. Mohammad Mejbahuddin, secretary of External Resources Division under the Finance
Ministry, who attended the launching ceremony as the chief guest, said micro-credit
played an important role in reducing poverty. He also said the government was focusing on improving the quality of education that
could contribute to further improvement in human development indexes. Neal Walker, resident representative of UNDP in Bangladesh, said in the meeting that
Bangladesh had enormous potential to utilise its huge youth population. Around half of Bangladesh’s population was below 25 years. “So, it is like a double-edged sword,” he said, adding that these people could be utilised
through human development, otherwise they would be a burden.
Bangladesh is the second fastest growing nation in terms of HDI after Afghanistan in the region.well done

 

[naveen mishra]

well done Bangladesh