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- Dr Selim Raihan
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- Jan 15, 2026
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- Dr Selim Raihan
- Jan 7, 2026
Economic Impacts of AMR
SANEM set out to estimate the future economic burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2050. We looked at the impact of AMR on four sectors of the economy: health system, the labour market, tourism, and domestic hospitality. We also estimated the return on investment of several interventions to prevent AMR.
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Tapping on the trade-investment nexus for improving bilateral economic cooperation between Bangladesh and India
- Dr Selim Raihan, Farazi Binti Ferdous
- Nov 2, 2016
Bangladesh and India have long bonds in culture and history. Despite such bonds and neighborly proximity, economic cooperation between the two countries has remained far below potential. A number of studies have shown that bilateral trade and investment [....]
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Sub-regional cooperation can be the answer to the deadlock of regional integration in South Asia
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Oct 2, 2016
Though there is a strong demand for deeper regional integration in South Asia, the progress has been rather slow. The actual implementation of agreements often does not match the declared ambitions, and in this context, lack of political will and leadership, institutional weaknesses [....]
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Political economy of regional integration: Where do we stand in South Asia?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Apr 2, 2016
The aspiration for deeper regional integration is high on the political agenda of most of the leaders in South Asia. Since the early 1980s South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has been working as an economic and geopolitical organization for South Asian [....]
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Why should Bangladesh integrate more with East and Southeast Asia?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Sunera Saba Khan
- Apr 1, 2016
The Bangladesh economy over the past two and half decades has been experiencing a steady rise in economic growth rate which has been accompanied by the country’s increasing trade-GDP ratio. The economy has become more and more trade-oriented. However, when it comes to integrating [....]
