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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...
Bangladesh Must Modernize Public Financial Management in Local Governments
Despite the long history of
local governance and recent decentralization efforts, the local government
institutions in Bangladesh play a limited role in delivering services due to...
Pointless Colonial Massacres and Post-Colonial Wars and Killings on the Indian Subcontinent
Two colonial mass killings from the
twentieth century are always remembered: The Qissa Khwani
Bazaar massacre on April 23, 1930 in
Peshawar (then India, now in Pakistan)...
Make Dhaka Walkable
When it comes to urban mobility, Global
South cities suffer significant challenges such as lack of transport equity and
poor accessibility for the urban poor. On...
Bangladesh Can Prosper With More and Better Jobs for Women
Bangladesh is among the few countries in
South Asia that has increased female employment in the last decade while also
cutting the wage gap between men...
Structural Transformation Can Turn Cities into Engines of Prosperity
By 2050, the population of cities is projected to double from its current size, with nearly 70 percent of the global
population residing in urban...
UN Environment, Google, EC partnership effective to depoliticize water crisis in South Asia
This year
the theme for World Water Day 2019 is 'Leaving no one
behind' and goes hand in hand with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-six which
is...