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Ahmed Akhter

Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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Bangladesh 107th in stunting prevalence (The Financial Express)

May 21, 2025


Bangladesh’s Financial Express mentioned the Global Nutrition Report in a story about stunting prevalence. According to the article, “Bangladesh has been ranked 107th among 132 countries in stunting prevalence with its position being comparatively better than those of India and Pakistan, a global report has revealed. Bangladesh’s stunting prevalence rate stands at 36.10 per cent, compared to 38.70 per cent of India and 45 per cent of Pakistan, according to the Global Nutrition Report 2016: From Promise to Impact: Ending Malnutrition by 2030.”

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