More: Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Fantasy of a Developing Country Status in Perplexity
Shaikh Hasina, the premier of Bangladesh, has long been accused of
sacrificing her country’s interests and selling
out to India by her political critics. This narrative...
Leading the financing for development agenda in Asia-Pacific
Recent
economic development in Bangladesh has been remarkable. Over the past decade,
GDP per capita has almost tripled, reaching $1,700 in 2018. Annual GDP growth
has averaged...
Bangladesh Needs Climate Smart Investments for Higher Agricultural Growth
Climate change and sea-level rise pose a serious
threat to Bangladesh’s impressive growth in agricultural productivity. To
address impacts of climate change on agriculture as well...
Bangladesh Can Boost its Exports with Better Logistics
To meet the needs of its growing
economy and to boost export growth, Bangladesh needs to improve its
transport and logistics systems, says a new World Bank
report launched today.
The report Moving Forward: Connectivity
and Logistics to Sustain...
Bangladesh Improves Business Climate, but More Remains to Be Done
Bangladesh carried out three
business reforms during the past year, the most in a decade, and would need to
accelerate the reform pace to further improve...
Democracy in South Asia: A long road ahead
When we say the word”
Democracy”, we intend towards liberal democracy which reflects certain
characteristics such as; rule of law, transparent electoral process, free and
fair judicial...
BELA as a Symbol of Courage for promoting Environmental Justice in Ne’er-do-well Bangladesh
BELA (Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers
Association) is an NGO of lawyers, which was formed in 1992 in response to a
global movement to protect and conserve natural...
How South Asia can continue as world’s fastest growing subregion
Since 2014, South Asia has been the fastest growing subregion in the
world, with its eight economies collectively boasting average annual growth of
7.0%. This is...
Refugee law in the context of Bangladesh
Around 250,000 Urdu-speaking refugees are
living in 116 deferent camps in Bangladesh. Those who were called 'Bihari'.
They came here to save their lives when the...
Bangladesh: Climate-Smart Growth Key to Achieving Upper-Middle Income Status
The World Bank reaffirmed its continued support
to Bangladesh to achieve the country’s vision of reaching an upper-middle
income status through ensuring green growth, as the...