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Bangladesh has performed better than India in terms of economic and social development of women despite the latter's faster economic growth, views Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sen.
He said in 1990 per capita GDP of India was 50 percent higher than Bangladesh, now it is 100 percent. Yet, Bangladesh's social indicators such as gender equity, women's empowerment, mortality rate, life expectancy, immunization etc are remarkably better than India.
"India can learn from Bangladesh on its success in gender equity," Sen said at a public lecture organised jointly by the daily Prothom Alo and Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at the Krishibid Institution's auditorium in Dhaka.
"In 1990, life expectancy was 3 years higher in India than Bangladesh, now it is just reversed," the 82-year-old eminent economist added.
He said in 1990 per capita GDP of India was 50 percent higher than Bangladesh, now it is 100 percent. Yet, Bangladesh's social indicators such as gender equity, women's empowerment, mortality rate, life expectancy, immunization etc are remarkably better than India.
"India can learn from Bangladesh on its success in gender equity," Sen said at a public lecture organised jointly by the daily Prothom Alo and Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at the Krishibid Institution's auditorium in Dhaka.
"In 1990, life expectancy was 3 years higher in India than Bangladesh, now it is just reversed," the 82-year-old eminent economist added.
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