
Selim Jahan
Selim Jahan is former director of the Human Development Report Office under the United Nations Development Programme and lead author of the Human Development Report.
Selim Jahan is former director of the Human Development Report Office under the United Nations Development Programme and lead author of the Human Development Report.
The importance of oceans in human lives can hardly be overemphasised.
The issue of joblessness should be at the centre of the growth strategy.
The philosophical focus of the upcoming budget should be pro-poor and pro-people.
The expansion of animosity and prejudice is rooted in toxic patriarchy.
HDI discussion in Bangladesh should focus on some fundamental issues with policy implications.
Do macroeconomic concepts reflect the realities on the ground?
IMF left Bangladesh without any decision on the release of next tranches of a loan.
On the first day of the Bangla New Year, every nook and corner of Bangladesh is brightened.
The October 30 budget was presented against the backdrop of certain predictions.
Bangladesh’s economic growth slowed down due to global uncertainties and domestic political instability and natural disasters.
Financial contributions to the UN by big and powerful developing countries like China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria and the oil-rich countries of the Middle East must increase so that the developing world has a solid voice.
Sri Lanka has recently elected Anura Kumara Dissanayaka as its new president.
Issues of fundamental human rights violations, the destruction of social justice, and unjust biases remain central to inequalities and discrimination.
What needs to be done in today’s Bangladesh, as the country is trying to move forward?
Inequalities occur not only in income, but also in non-income dimensions
According to latest reports, the Labour Party has won a landslide victory with 412 seats.
In general, five issues need to be borne in mind when it comes to bank mergers in Bangladesh.
People are the real wealth of a nation. The fundamental objective of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy a long, healthy, and creative life. Human development is simply defined as a process of enlarging choices and creating opportunities for everyone.