The World Bank in Bangladesh
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Health and education levels have improved remarkably, and poverty has been declining. Reducing population growth and attaining gender parity in school enrollment rates are notable achievements of recent years. In the past decade, Bangladesh has reduced infant mortality by halfóat a rate faster than any other countryóand has increased adult literacy rates by 8 percent for women and 6 percent for men. The country has also achieved near self sufficiency in food production and made progress in improving its capacity to manage natural disasters and provide social safety nets.
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