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Bangladesh
More than
40,000
children served
More than
175
local partners
Serving since
2003
In Bangladesh
We have church partnerships in 29 countries. We serve children and young people through our three child development programmes: Child Survival, Child Sponsorship and Interventions.
Recently, Compassion has started to partner with churches in Malawi, Myanmar, Cambodia and Zambia. In these four countries, we’re currently developing new church partnerships, starting by supporting mums and babies through Child Survival Interventions.
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Pray for Bangladesh
Pray with us for:
Compassion staff and volunteers as they work to help children in need.
Compassion staff and volunteers as they work to help children in need.
Compassion staff and volunteers as they work to help children in need.
Did You Know?
Bangladesh is home to many of the world’s largest species of cats including leopards, fishing cats, and the Royal Bengal tiger.
Sponsor a child in Bangladesh
Child sponsorship with Compassion is a unique opportunity to provide a child with food, clean water, shelter, clothing and medical care.
Life in Bangladesh
Child sponsorship with Compassion is a unique opportunity to provide a child with food, clean water, shelter, clothing and medical care.
Official Country Name: People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Capital City: Dhaka
Population: More than 164.7 million
Official Language: Bengali (Bangla)
Life expectancy: Male 71 years, female 74 years
Population with access to safe drinking water: 34.6%
Infant mortality rate: 31 deaths/1,000 live births
Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight: 23%
Adult literacy rate: Male 78%, female 72%
Religion: Approximately 89% of the population are Muslim, 10% are Hindu, and 1% follow other faiths (including Buddhism and Christianity).
Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day: 14.3%
Source: World Bank and International Religious Freedom Report, released in 2021 by the Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State
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