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Reducing child marriage is crucial for reducing violence against women
- Eshrat Sharmin
- Mar 5, 2023
Despite strong performances on socioeconomic and population fronts, the incidence of child marriage and associated adolescent fertility rate in Bangladesh is among the highest in the world and the highest in Asia. This is despite the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2017, and the [....]
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We can bypass inflation effects if we act smart
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Mar 5, 2023
The volatility of commodity prices in both global and local markets has put ordinary people in Bangladesh in an uncertain situation as we slowly recover from the economic effects of the pandemic. The World Bank is already worried about famine in some countries. Given Bangladesh’s food reserves [....]
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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 [....]
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Coping with the twin shocks of inflation and depleting forex reserves
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Jan 26, 2023
Will a sizeable section of the population be facing food insecurity due to high inflationary pressures? And will the sharp depletion of foreign exchange reserves lead to macroeconomic instability? These are two major concerns that the country must now deal with as it struggles to come out of the current economic crisis. [....]
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Why is our public spending on education still so shockingly low?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Dec 15, 2022
Since it boosts individual productivity and produces a trained labour force, education is seen as a crucial road to economic progress. However, in most countries, there are clear examples of market failure when it comes to education since, in a free market, education is under-consumed [....]
