Barkat-e-Khuda

We should be worried about the present fertility trends

The population size will likely stabilise at around 240-250 million, if fertility can be brought down soon to below replacement level.

4m ago

Bangladesh isn’t doing enough to cash in on its demographic dividend

The growth in Bangladesh's share of employment in industry is below the growth of other Asian economies at similar stages.

7m ago

Worrying features of our labour market

Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.

8m ago

How Bangladesh transformed from its challenging beginning into a middle-income country

On the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the 100th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,

3y ago

How will the global economic downturn affect the Bangladesh economy?

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic loss, which was more severe in the first half of 2020 than was earlier anticipated.

4y ago

Can the health sector withstand the threat of Covid-19?

Bangladesh is celebrated as a development success in South Asia and has outperformed many of its neighbours on social development indicators.

4y ago

We need a national action plan to contain the Covid-19 fallout

Like most countries, Bangladesh is going through an unprecedented crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of both health and economic outcomes, with increasing number of infected cases and deaths from Covid-19, and severe economic losses in terms of production, exports and remittances, resulting in considerable unemployment, loss of income and rising poverty.

4y ago

Addressing underutilisation of labour

Bangladesh has been making steady economic progress over the past decades. But Bangladesh will not be able to achieve eight percent GDP growth rate by 2020 unless major concerns relating to its labour force and employment are adequately addressed.

7y ago
May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

We should be worried about the present fertility trends

The population size will likely stabilise at around 240-250 million, if fertility can be brought down soon to below replacement level.

February 24, 2024
February 24, 2024

Bangladesh isn’t doing enough to cash in on its demographic dividend

The growth in Bangladesh's share of employment in industry is below the growth of other Asian economies at similar stages.

January 21, 2024
January 21, 2024

Worrying features of our labour market

Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.

June 3, 2021
June 3, 2021

How Bangladesh transformed from its challenging beginning into a middle-income country

On the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the 100th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,

July 8, 2020
July 8, 2020

How will the global economic downturn affect the Bangladesh economy?

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic loss, which was more severe in the first half of 2020 than was earlier anticipated.

June 8, 2020
June 8, 2020

Can the health sector withstand the threat of Covid-19?

Bangladesh is celebrated as a development success in South Asia and has outperformed many of its neighbours on social development indicators.

May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020

We need a national action plan to contain the Covid-19 fallout

Like most countries, Bangladesh is going through an unprecedented crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of both health and economic outcomes, with increasing number of infected cases and deaths from Covid-19, and severe economic losses in terms of production, exports and remittances, resulting in considerable unemployment, loss of income and rising poverty.

June 18, 2017
June 18, 2017

Addressing underutilisation of labour

Bangladesh has been making steady economic progress over the past decades. But Bangladesh will not be able to achieve eight percent GDP growth rate by 2020 unless major concerns relating to its labour force and employment are adequately addressed.