Can Bangladesh reduce income inequality by 2030?
In Bangladesh, challenges hindering the achievement of economic equality are: low public expenditure on education, training, health, rural development and social protection.
1w ago
We need a local government reform commission
Public funds allocation to local bodies is discriminatory.
1m ago
A national project evaluation policy is essential for Bangladesh
There is no alternative to an M&E policy to ensure quality public spending and better outcome from development expenditure.
2m ago
Time to exploit the potential of local partners and products
It is important to encourage all development players to invest money and energy to maximise their contributions towards the GDP growth.
5m ago
Imperfect competition, subsidies and bailouts: Where is the policy balance
Competition law is not an end in itself and to use it, we need to have a good understanding of how markets work.
8m ago
Who can help utilise our development budget?
It has been observed that monitoring & evaluation functions within ministries and their departments are poorly understood, under-funded, and underutilised.
10m ago
Bangladesh needs to do better for its elderly
Globally, the older people are called senior citizens and they receive various support and benefits.
1y ago
December 20, 2022
How do we overcome spatial inequality in Bangladesh?
Geographic inequalities can bring political tensions between local government leaders and national level policymakers and politicians.
November 23, 2022
How to make roads more durable in Bangladesh
The paved road network in Bangladesh has increased dramatically from 600 km in 1947, to 3,600 km in 1971, to the current figure of 375,000 km.
August 28, 2022
How to better connect Padma Bridge with south, southwestern Bangladesh
Improving road and railway connectivity is crucial for reaping the benefits of Padma Bridge.
July 18, 2022
What should be Bangladesh’s food security strategy?
The rapid increase in global food prices in recent months have put many countries including Bangladesh in a crisis.
June 5, 2022
Social protection needs more in next budget
The social protection allocation in the annual budget has consistently increased over the last 14 years. In FY 2008-09, a total of Tk 13,845 crore was allocated for social protection programmes.
April 29, 2022
Time to conduct the next household survey
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), last conducted in 2016, is a comprehensive national survey in Bangladesh.
March 27, 2022
A town with no plastic bottles or polythene bags
Recently, while visiting a small town in the south called Raozan, I was impressed to see how there were no empty plastic bottles or used polythene lying around.
February 27, 2022
How many revisions does a development project need?
Despite the higher authorities’ public expression of dissatisfaction with frequent revisions of government projects, the practice of taking projects to ECNEC meetings to be granted deadline extensions, design changes, expansion of scope and budget enhancements has continued unabated.
February 19, 2022
The costs and risks associated with rapid, unplanned urbanisation
A better understanding about the increasing economic importance of urban centres in national development is needed to shift the policy rhetoric towards increased urban investment.
January 6, 2022
The curse of dowry still haunts the poor
I was shocked to know recently that my housemaid, who is a widow, had to pay for Tk 2 lakh worth of furniture and clothing for her daughter’s
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