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.
Worrying features of our labour market
Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Worrying features of our labour market
Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.
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
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
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
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
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.
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