inequality

The many faces of inequality in Bangladesh

Issues of fundamental human rights violations, the destruction of social justice, and unjust biases remain central to inequalities and discrimination.

A blueprint for reforms: Tackling corruption, inequality, and autocracy

The government needs to set in place irreversible principles and practices that constrain arbitrary power in the future leading to the misuse of popular consent.

Has poverty-alleviation spending made any difference?

Inequalities occur not only in income, but also in non-income dimensions

The poor’s debt burden gets heavier

The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.

The rise of the Ambani brand

With great wealth, should there not be great scrutiny and accountability?

The ravages of wealth

Bangladesh’s wealth inequality keeps getting wider

Poverty, inequality, food insecurity rise in urban areas: Sanem

Sanem carried out a survey among 9,000 households countrywide in Oct-Nov of 2023

Is policy failure to blame for our wage inequality?

The problem is not a shortage of professional textile engineers; the problem is that the country's economic decision-makers cannot understand growing demand.

A country for the rich, and another for the poor

In recent years, Bangladesh has been grappling with a deepening chasm of inequality.

September 27, 2024
September 27, 2024

The many faces of inequality in Bangladesh

Issues of fundamental human rights violations, the destruction of social justice, and unjust biases remain central to inequalities and discrimination.

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

A blueprint for reforms: Tackling corruption, inequality, and autocracy

The government needs to set in place irreversible principles and practices that constrain arbitrary power in the future leading to the misuse of popular consent.

July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024

Has poverty-alleviation spending made any difference?

Inequalities occur not only in income, but also in non-income dimensions

March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024

The poor’s debt burden gets heavier

The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.

March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024

The rise of the Ambani brand

With great wealth, should there not be great scrutiny and accountability?

March 1, 2024
March 1, 2024

The ravages of wealth

Bangladesh’s wealth inequality keeps getting wider

February 24, 2024
February 24, 2024

Poverty, inequality, food insecurity rise in urban areas: Sanem

Sanem carried out a survey among 9,000 households countrywide in Oct-Nov of 2023

January 18, 2024
January 18, 2024

Is policy failure to blame for our wage inequality?

The problem is not a shortage of professional textile engineers; the problem is that the country's economic decision-makers cannot understand growing demand.

September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023

A country for the rich, and another for the poor

In recent years, Bangladesh has been grappling with a deepening chasm of inequality.

September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023

Inequality and democracy

Should we be surprised that so many people view the growing concentration of wealth with suspicion, or that they believe the system is rigged?