Hunger in Bangladesh

The nation state of Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and home for more than 160 million people.

It progresses immensely in the Human Development Index, particularly in the areas of literacy and life expectancy, but economic inequality has increased and about 32% of the population, that is 50 million people, still live in extreme poverty.

[6] During this famine period, many farmers had no idea how to provide food given the land lacked nutrients due to aggressive farming.

Families of the bride and groom are expected to produce lavish meals, and the lack of RSVPs means caterers can't easily plan for guest numbers, so much food goes directly into waste bins.

[10] The monsoon, paired with existing issues, like those caused by the war for liberation, created a massively devastating famine.

[12] Bangladesh has improved economically but still faces national huge hunger problem with approximately 40 million close to starvation.

[2] Hunger and malnutrition not only effect the children but also older individuals; a study in Matlab which is located 55 km south east of Dhaka 850 elderly people greater than 60 years of age were part of the survey data.

[7] Trials were held in Gaibandha District in northwestern Bangladesh to study a household's food insecurity ranking.

[23] Apart from effects of mother nature, it has also been recorded that the head of the household has a great impact in regards to the food consumption.

[5] Over the past two decades, floods, droughts and hurricanes have increasingly caused major economic losses and livelihood damage in Bangladesh.

Agriculture is a major industry that accounts for nearly 20% of GDP and 65% of the labor force, and faces huge risks.

Adaptation to climate change and its alleviation are the core issues of sustainable development and food security in Bangladesh.Bangladesh's agriculture relies heavily on the specific conditions of the annual floods because they recognize that large-scale floods that occur infrequently can have catastrophic effects.

[25] Climate change is expected to reduce the output of rice, Bangladesh’s main crop, and increase the country’s dependence on other crops and imported grains.On the whole, due to climate change, Bangladesh's agricultural GDP is expected to decline by 3.1% per year.

The government must play a pivotal role in this difficult period by providing food or guiding different groups to collect money to guarantee that nobody is hungry in this critical situation.