Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)

The future of Bangladesh depends on trust

For starters, we need to make transparency a right, not a favour. Every ministry should publish its spending, projects, and results so that people can understand them.

Beneath the headlines: Readings from a citizens’ perceptions survey

In this write-up, I want to go beneath the headline, offer a snapshot of the average mood of the nation.

Women’s access to financial services rises

The gap in access to financial services between men and women dropped to 4 percentage points for the first time in the past decade, according to the Global Findex Database 2021.