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Table 7.3: Number of deprived upazilas amongst the 15 most deprived districts based on CDI,
Bangladesh, 2011
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Worst 15 districts: using CDI
Division
District
Total no. of
upazilas
No of deprived
upzilas
% of deprived
upazilas
1. Sylhet Sunamganj 11 11 100.0
2. Chittagong Bandarban 7 6 85.7
3. Chittagong Cox’s Bazar 8 7 87.5
4. Dhaka Netrakona 10 9 90.0
5. Barisal Bhola 7 7 100.0
6. Sylhet Habiganj 8 7 87.5
7. Rajshahi ChapaiNawabganj 5 4 80.0
8. Rangpur Kurigram 9 4 44.4
9. Rangpur Gaibandha 7 6 85.7
10. Rajshahi Sirajganj 9 5 55.6
11. Dhaka Sherpur 5 4 80.0
12. Chittagong Rangamati 10 6 60.0
13. Dhaka Jamalpur 7 4 57.1
14. Rangpur Nilphamari 6 4 66.7
15. Dhaka Mymensingh 12 7 58.3
7.3 Uncovering the Disparities and Uniformities
7.3.1 The deprivation count and composite
deprivation index are mutually reinforcing
measures to show the disparities and uniformities
that characterize uneven growth and social
progress; and a powerful tool to identify and
address inequities in the socioeconomic rights
of children, youth, women and their families and
in their living environments. It recognizes the
pockets of progress much as it shows the patterns
of social deprivation. For instance, the analysis
reported herein shows that there were elements
of disparities and uniformities by different
characteristics within diverse areas. Noakhali
district, for example, was home to both the best
and the worst performing upazilas, showing great
sign of disparity. In the same district of Noakhali,
we have Chatkhil as one of the best performing
upazilas, and the island Hatiya which was among
the worst. In regard to uniformity, seven upazilas in
Dinajpur district had exactly the same value for the
deprivation index, an expression of homogeneity
within a district.
7.3.2 Viewed from the east to the west of the
country (that is from right to the left on the Map),
the intensity (marked by colors) of deprivation
generally changes from red (highest deprivation) to
yellow (lowest deprivation). The high deprivation
areas are mainly in the divisions of Chittagong and
Sylhet, particularly in the hilly areas of Chittagong.
The highest deprivation areas (quintile five) are
mostly concentrated in the region between Dhaka
division and Sylhet division and in the far south
point of Chittagong. The Map 7.7 clearly shows
that deprivation is associated with geographic
isolation; greater geographic remoteness means
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