Price hike, rising education costs major concerns for most households: Survey
The future of children is also a significant source of stress.
The majority of households in Bangladesh identify price hikes as their most pressing worry alongside the rising education costs, according to a survey by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) released today (25 August).
The findings show that 69.59% of households regard rising prices as their single biggest concern, underscoring the strain inflation has placed on daily life.
The future of children is also a significant source of stress.
Around 64.55% of households voiced concern over their children's education, while 52.01% pointed to rising education costs, and 28.76% worried about future marriage expenses.
Other economic worries include income drops, cited by 40.22% of households, and shortages of capital, noted by 28.66%.
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Beyond economic pressures, the survey highlights mounting anxieties over healthcare.
More than half of households expressed concern about expensive medicines (51.65%) and high treatment costs (50.64%), while 48.7% pointed to unnecessary medical tests as an added burden.
Social issues feature prominently in the list of worries, with drug abuse (55.97%) and juvenile crime (54.52%) leading the concerns, followed by family and neighbourhood conflicts (43.13%).
Political and governance challenges also weigh heavily. Nearly half of respondents (49.05%) said internal party conflict is a concern, while 37.11% pointed to corrupt politicians and 36.23% to restrictions on freedom of speech.
In governance, 45.43% cited a deterioration of law and order, 40.54% highlighted bureaucratic corruption, and 33.13% mentioned bribery and extortion.
The survey, based on responses from more than 8,000 households across the country, provides one of the clearest snapshots to date of how inflation, weak job creation, and governance issues are shaping public sentiment and everyday struggles.
