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Why have banks failed SMEs?
- Samantha Rahman
- Nov 24, 2022
Even before the pandemic, CFOs of small businesses struggled to get the insights they needed to manage their finances effectively. Even though banks are willing to help, they are facing an increasing number of complex cases of SME clients. It can be stated that identifying the challenges [....]
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Bangladesh needs a new vision for social protection
- Dr Bazlul Haque Khondker
- Oct 24, 2022
Social protection is an important fiscal policy instrument that not only helps smoothen consumption and reduce poverty and inequality, but also spurs growth via raising the aggregate demand. Since independence, Bangladesh’s social protection [....]
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Time to focus on women’s sexual health and rights
- Farhin Islam
- Sep 7, 2022
Bangladesh has made significant progress in the last two decades in improving the lives of women and girls. Maternal mortality rates are decreasing, fertility rates are decreasing, and gender parity in school enrollment is increasing. Women’s participation [....]
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Demographic dividend: How do we include more youth into Bangladesh’s economy?
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Aug 29, 2022
For several reasons, the recently conducted Population and Housing Census 2022 of Bangladesh was of interest to people in different sectors, especially the policymakers and researchers. This is primarily because census data can be a crucial source of information [....]
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Mental health in Bangladesh: A generational far cry
- Eshrat Sharmin
- Jun 27, 2022
Mental health has been traditionally a taboo subject in Bangladesh, and frequently overlooked at the policy level. The country has undertaken the first ever National Mental Health Policy 2022 this June, which is highly appreciated- better late than never! The mental health issue [....]
