History Research 2017; 5(4): 25-31 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/history doi: 10.11648/j.history.20170504.11 ISSN: 2376-6700 (Print); ISSN: 2376-6719 (Online) Analyzing Rural Poverty Considering Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Case Study in Jalma Union Pintu Kumar Sheel 1, * , Titun Mukherjee 1 , Atikur Rahman 2 1 Department of Urban and Rural Planning, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh 2 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna, Bangladesh Email address: * Corresponding author To cite this article: Pintu Kumar Sheel, Titun Mukherjee, Atikur Rahman. Analyzing Rural Poverty Considering Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Case Study in Jalma Union. History Research. Vol. 5, No. 4, 2017, pp. 25-31. doi: 10.11648/j.history.20170504.11 Received: December 20, 2017; Accepted: January 2, 2018; Published: January 18, 2018 Abstract: The World has run on the way of prosperity in recent decades. Though it is great news for everyone, it has run up against many obstacles. Only a few number of people have grab this opportunity over the world. Most of the people are staying behind the scene. Poverty is one of the major concerns in the world. No country can overcome the curse of poverty. Within these Bangladesh is one of them, as a developing country in South Asia. The main obstacle to economic development is poverty. It is such an economic condition when one achieving a minimum living standard and losing the ability to purchase the essential living products as a result of very little income. Natural disasters such as cultural arbitrariness and aggression, population pressure, economic hardship, social and political problems, and foods, tidal waves, drought etc. create poverty. Over the world, it has measured by using some criteria and methods. Multidimensional Poverty index is one of them to measure the dimension of poverty. This paper provides new insights for the understanding, measurement, and analysis of multidimensional poverty in Jalma union, Khulna, Bangladesh. This paper makes an assessment of poverty scale in Jalma union using a comparative static approach. Keywords: Poverty, Multidimensional Poverty Index, Poverty Identification Indicator 1. Introduction 1.1. Background of Study Poverty has been increasing since the creation earth. Now-a-days, it has faced a demonstrate situation. Over the world it has measured based on different indicator. In this manner, the MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index) considers the joint dispersion of deprivations; it tracks a similar individual over various measurements and checks the quantity of deprivations at the same time experienced by a person. Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well-being, and comprises many dimensions [11]. It incorporates low livelihoods and the powerlessness to procure the essential goods and services vital for survival with pride. It is articulated hardship or deprivation in prosperity, and includes many measurements (Martin, 2011). The weak correlation between economic growth and poverty are existing in this union. Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education, poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity and opportunity to better one’s life. In Jalma union, access to economic opportunities outside agriculture would help to increase consumption, but low educational attainment, poor access to financial markets, and weak infrastructure prevent many smallholders from participating in nonfarm activities. The main aim of this research is to analyze rural poverty through qualitative and quantitative ways. For this reason, the MPI considers the joint dissemination of poverty that tracks a similar individual over various measurements and tallies the quantity of hardships all the while experienced by a person. It incorporates low earnings and the failure to obtain the fundamental products and ventures vital for survival with nobility. The MPI evaluates the nature and force of destitution at the individual level, with needy individuals being the individuals who are multiply deprived and the degree of their poverty is measured by the degree of their deprivation [2]. The MPI can join a scope of markers to catch the unpredictability