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

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Navigating the Future: Youth to Develop Just, Resilient and Sustainable Bangladesh

Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic growth in recent years, with an average GDP growth of 6-8% over the last decade. However, systemic vulnerabilities persist, particularly in youth employment, quality education, skill development, and climate resilience

Policy Brief on Estimating Costs of LNG-based Power Generation and Devising Alternatives Pathways towards Green and Clean Energy

The power sector has played a crucial role in driving economic development and growth of Bangladesh over the years. In this connection, significant progresses have been made in expanding power generation

Policy Brief on An Analysis of the Power and Energy Sector in the FY2023-24 National Budget

There is no denying that to continue the growth momentum of Bangladesh and meet the country’s development challenges, a continuous and uninterrupted supply of energy is a prerequisite

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Addressing the Vulnerability and Fragility of Young People in Bangladesh

Vulnerability is a term used to describe a state or condition of being susceptible to harm, damage, or negative impacts. It may arise due to different causes and can be of various forms. Vulnerability

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Youth Sensitive Budgeting in the pandemic context: Analysing Proposed Budget of FY2021-22

Bangladesh is currently experiencing a window of opportunity for utilizing the demographic dividend, which will close around 2040. Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has induced education

An Analytical Narrative of the Governance Failures in the Banking Sector

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

আগের মতোই গতানুগতিক বাজেট

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

Some Insights from the Labour Force Survey 2022

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

আমি অভ্যন্তরীণ ঋণের ব্যাপারে বেশি গুরুত্ব দেব

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।