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Youth Readiness in an Evolving Job Market
- Ekramul Hasan, Md Razib
- Aug 18, 2025
To guide youth development efforts, the National Youth Policy 2017 was developed, which defines youth as individuals aged 18–35. In contrast, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) defines youth as those aged 15–29. Considering both definitions, more than 35% of the country’s population falls within [....]
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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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আগের মতোই গতানুগতিক বাজেট
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Jul 7, 2024
প্রস্তাবিত বাজেটের সঙ্গে পাস হওয়া বাজেটের তেমন পরিবর্তন নেই। দুই-এক জায়গায় সামান্য পরিবর্তন হয়েছে। এবারের বাজেট আগের বছরের বাজেটগুলোরই ধারাবাহিকতা বা গতানুগতিক। কিছু কিছু পরিবর্তনের ক্ষেত্রে সাধারণ মানুষের মধ্যে আশা ছিল, কিন্তু চূড়ান্ত বাজেটে সেগুলো আমরা দেখিনি [....]
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Some Insights from the Labour Force Survey 2022
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Jul 3, 2024
In the context of Bangladesh, despite impressive progresses in terms of different socioeconomic indicators, there remain challenges in some areas and the labor market is argued to be one of those. Besides, especially in the context of high inflationary pressure and contractionary [....]
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আমি অভ্যন্তরীণ ঋণের ব্যাপারে বেশি গুরুত্ব দেব
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Jun 30, 2024
বাংলাদেশে আগামী ২০২৪-২৫ অর্থবছরের জন্য বাজেট প্রস্তাব করেছেন অর্থমন্ত্রী আবুল হাসান মাহমুদ আলী। জাতীয় সংসদে বাজেট নিয়ে আলোচনা চলমান। সার্বিক অর্থনৈতিক পরিস্থিতি বিবেচনায় প্রস্তাবিত বাজেটটি কেমন হলো– এ বিষয়ে সংশ্লিষ্ট বিশেষজ্ঞ, অর্থনীতিবিদ এবং বিভিন্ন অংশীজনের মতামত জানতে চেয়েছে ভয়েস অফ আমেরিকা। [....]
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Are we doing enough for our SMEs?
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Mar 5, 2023
One significant dimension that has emerged in Bangladesh in recent decades is the expansion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The growth of SMEs, especially in the last one decade, has been quite astonishing. From the mid-1980s, the number of SMEs has increased four [....]
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What contributes to the development of Bangladesh?
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Jan 26, 2023
After 51 years of independence, one could say the success story of Bangladesh’s economic development has been spectacular. Over these years, the size of our economy has expanded manyfold; from a GDP of around USD 8.7 billion in [....]