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From Growth to Stagnation: The Shifting Landscape of Bangladesh’s Manufacturing
- Dipa Das
- Nov 2, 2025
Bangladesh, once an agrarian economy, has undergone considerable structural changes over the past few decades. With a focus on industrialization, the country has transitioned from its reliance on agriculture to becoming one of the fastest-growing manufacturing hubs in South Asia. Over the past two decades [....]
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Diversifying Female Employment Beyond the RMG Sector
- Dipa Das, Ekramul Hasan
- Feb 2, 2025
Bangladesh’s female labour market is predominantly characterized by informal employment, which accounts for 96.6% of total female employment. Although women’s participation in the labour force has increased from 36.3% in 2016-17 to 42.7% in 2022, it still lags [....]
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Breaking Boundaries: Shift from Unpaid Work to Self-Employment
- Dipa Das, Ekramul Hasan, Md Tuhin Ahmed
- Feb 2, 2025
Bangladesh has been going through a demographic window of opportunity since 1991 but is yet to reap its potential benefits. The national unemployment rate, which is around 3.5 per cent according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) 2022, might indicate Bangladesh [....]
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An Analysis of Bangladesh’s ADP Budget: Challenges and Reforms
- Md Tuhin Ahmed
- Jan 9, 2025
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) plays a crucial role in Bangladesh’s economic growth and social development. It is a key part of the country’s public sector development planning. Every year, the government allocates resources through the ADP to finance infrastructure [....]
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Necessity of child protection in Bangladesh
- Md Tuhin Ahmed, Sheikh Tausif Ahmed
- Nov 5, 2024
Demographically, Bangladesh is a comparatively young country with an expanding youth population. The 2022 census reported that- 63.76% of the population is aged 34 or under, while 38.64% is aged 19 or under. According to the nationally representative Multiple Indicator [....]
