COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 1st Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in July 2020

Bangladesh, like the rest of the world, is experiencing an economic contraction during this unprecedented crisis of COVID-19. According to the provisional estimates of BBS (2020), the Gross

COVID-19 Impact on Poverty Dynamics in Bangladesh: An Analytical Investigation

There are paramount fears that Bangladesh’s economy might suffer from long-term anti-developmental challenges fuelled by the COVID-19 crisis. One of Bangladesh’s decade-long

Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic

Bangladesh has been identified as the third country study for research towards developing an institutional diagnostic tool. The Bangladesh institutional diagnostic aims at comprehensively exploring the relationship

Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union

This report on “Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union: A Study on Regional Economic Integration (PHASE II)” was prepared for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) under the guidance

Optimizing Cross-Border Trade Operations between Bangladesh and India, AMEG, USAID.

Approximately 80 percent of land trade between India and Bangladesh passes through the Benapole and Petrapole land ports, making this junction one of the largest land ports

Expanding Access to Express Courier Services Through the Benapole-Petrapole Land Port

Currently, a Bangladeshi small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) cannot send small shipments via ground transportation to India using international express delivery services such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL. These shipments must travel via air, which inflates shipping costs

Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh: Studies on Labor and Employment

Bangladesh’s achievement in economic growth over the last one decade has been quite robust. The country has recently been upgraded from low income country (LIC) to lower-middle income country (LMIC) as per World Bank’s classification. There is an aspiration

Policy Brief on “Beyond Fossil Fuels: Charting a Sustainable Transport Pathway for Bangladesh at COP30”

The transport sector of Bangladesh, while on one hand is an important driver of economic growth, is also one of the major contributors to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. This policy

Policy Brief on “The Renewable Rise: Shaping Bangladesh’s Energy Future in the Context of COP30”

Globally, climate change disrupts energy systems through extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and shifting resource availability. Increasing temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and frequent

Policy Brief on “Adapting to Survive: Climate Change and Bangladesh’s Agricultural Imperative in the Context of COP30”

The agriculture sector is a major contributor to income and employment generation in Bangladesh. As a climate-sensitive sector, climate change has a direct and indirect impact