Monzur Hossain, a member of the General Economics Division, said at the launch of a book by Rushidan Islam Rahman, former research director of BIDS
Bangladesh is witnessing a concerning rise in poverty, leading to worsening food insecurity, according to a recent study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
There is a built-in element of injustice in many sectors, including environment, education, and governance, which needs to be addressed, said renowned economist Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday.
Fellow economists say at a public lecture organised by the BIDS
DU Professor Khorshed Alam says at BIDS seminar
Latest BIDS survey on poverty deserves appropriate policy attention
Government must expand and improve services for children without parents
Aspiration can lead people to development, but this can also encourage them to go for rent-seeking and hooliganism if the aspiration is not associated with values, eminent economist Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said today.
About 13 percent people have become unemployed in the country due to Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
According to the study 'Size and growth of the middle class in Bangladesh: trends, profiles and drivers' unveiled recently by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)
