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- Dr Selim Raihan
- Feb 3, 2026
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- Sultana Yeasmin
- 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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Breaking Boundaries: Shift from Unpaid Work to Self-Employment
- Dipa Das, Ekramul Hasan, Md Tuhin Ahmed
- Feb 2, 2025
Bangladesh has been going through a demographic window of opportunity since 1991 but is yet to reap its potential benefits. The national unemployment rate, which is around 3.5 per cent according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) 2022, might indicate Bangladesh [....]
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Why Does Bangladesh Spend So Little on Education and Healthcare, and What Can Be Done?
- Mahtab Uddin
- Jan 9, 2025
In 1981 Bangladesh had 45 million people in the working age population in the range of 15-64. Male labour force participation was 84%. Female labour force participation was only 4.5%. Most of the workers were employed in the agricultural sector [....]
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Reforming Public Expenditure in Bangladesh: From Inefficiency to Impact
- Eshrat Sharmin, Sudeepto Roy
- Sep 2, 2024
The effectiveness of public expenditure is particularly crucial for a developing country like Bangladesh, where resources are limited, and the needs are vast. Despite the significant allocation of resources over the years, the efficiency of public expenditure in Bangladesh has often fallen short [....]
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An Analytical Narrative of the Governance Failures in the Banking Sector
- Eshrat Sharmin, Lubaba Mahjabin Prima, Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Sep 2, 2024
Though Bangladesh has made notable advancements in certain banking indicators, such as access and the depth of the banking system, poor governance, political meddling, and corruption in this sector has created increasing concern in recent years as for the past two decades [....]
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Challenges and the opportunities for women’s participation in the construction sector
- Dipa Das, Eshrat Sharmin
- Jun 3, 2024
Bangladesh’s economy has witnessed remarkable growth, solidifying it as one of the fastest-growing economies worldwide. According to Bangladesh Economic Review 2023, the construction sector significantly contributes to this growth, accounting for approximately 6.41% of the [....]
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Doing Business versus the real Business Environment in Indian States
- Sabyasachi Kar, Sudeepto Roy
- Dec 5, 2018
The World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) rankings for 2019 are out and India has again made a jump to 77th position from 100th in 2018, which too was 30 notches up from 130th in 2017. These rankings are based on the country’s performance in several areas, like [....]
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Do education and skill development affect the transition from ‘good-enough’ job to ‘decent’ job?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Mahtab Uddin
- Dec 1, 2015
Majority of studies conducted on decent job primarily focused on the demand side issues. However, there is a need to explore the supply side issues as the composition of labor supply itself can be a determining factor in the status of decent job. This article follows the definitions [....]
