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
February 14, 2021
How religious norms can support development
It is one thing to explore the connection between religion and development, and another to take it for granted and find out ways in which religion can contribute to economic development, deal with social disorders and promote overall welfare of the people.
January 21, 2021
Factory closure and its indirect impacts on local economy
When a reasonably large factory is closed down, either by the government or by a private entrepreneur, the immediate consequence of it that comes to mind is the loss of jobs.
December 29, 2020
Developing small and medium-sized towns is the answer
I visited more than a dozen small and medium sized towns in Bangladesh during the last two months to get a good understanding about our urbanisation trends.
November 22, 2020
How to bring price stability in the market
A common question is how and by whom are prices fixed in the market? The question arises because every now and then the price of one essential consumer item or the other goes up without our notice.
October 9, 2020
From lockdown towards opening up the economy
All indications in the past few weeks give an impression that the country is turning around. Economic activities have been picking up fast after a prolonged lockdown of about four months.
September 3, 2020
Are we aware of the severity of vitamin D deficiency in Bangladesh?
If half of the population of Bangladesh and up to 70 percent of children are deficient in vitamin D, then it must be a major cause for concern for us. Despite having the natural advantage of abundant sunshine all year round allowing vitamin D synthesis, why are we having this phenomenon in our population?
August 23, 2020
Poverty alleviation projects require stronger monitoring
Government projects targeting the poor, like any other projects, if not well planned and properly implemented, will not yield their desired outcomes.
July 21, 2020
Social research can be an important weapon in the fight against coronavirus
Social research is generally not a priority during a serious crisis. Despite the fact that Covid-19 has dramatically impacted our society and altered the life patterns of a large section of the population, we have undertaken very few studies in Bangladesh to assist informed decision-making during this pandemic.
March 16, 2020
Bangabandhu’s development vision and the unfinished work
The Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a visionary leader whose birth centenary is being celebrated this year.
December 22, 2019
Improving the process of our urban development
In building urban infrastructure and services, we are faced with a huge challenge of meeting the demand created by increasing rate of urbanisation in Bangladesh.
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