• A small country with over 176 million (2025) people, Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most densely populated countries in the world

• 30% of the population live on under $3.65 per day ​​

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• Severe Environmental Issues: drought seasons, cyclones, flooding and famine, water borne disease, deforestation and soil degradation
   

• Water issues: Many people live in flood-prone areas. Waterborne diseases persist. Groundwater arsenic contamination and intermittent shortages affect large regions 
   

• Air pollution: One of the worst levels globally—linked to ~236,000 deaths in 2020 (about 20% of all premature deaths)