October 16, 2017
The youth prioritises agriculture
Discussions about development spending and reducing Bangladesh's climate vulnerability are often dominated—understandably—by politicians and donors. These are the decision-makers who affect how funds are spent.
February 27, 2017
Making the SDGs smarter
Over the next 15 years, the Sustainable Development Goals will influence more than USD 2.5 trillion of money in development aid...
October 16, 2016
Debate on poverty eradication
The project 'Bangladesh Priorities' set out to have a conversation on what is best for Bangladesh. In that spirit, I welcome the commentary from Nick Beresford of UNDP Bangladesh on September 29. His concerns merit a considered response.
August 3, 2016
NUTRITION - Small investments can make a huge impact
Poor nutrition continues to impede Bangladesh's progress. The effects include maternal mortality, infant mortality, and stillbirths. Also, poor growth among small children results in stunting, which in turn has life-long consequences. Affecting about six million Bangladeshi children under the age of five, the condition decreases cognitive development, leads to worse health outcomes and school performance.
June 12, 2016
Can they change the country's future?
If you had Tk. 250 billion to use for Bangladesh's future, how would you choose to spend it? That would alter the spending of
June 6, 2016
Golden rice: The malnutrition fighting crop
Over the past two decades, Bangladesh has remarkably managed to feed an increasing population better - the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that in 1993...
June 1, 2016
Liberal trade policies to boost the best
With increased liberalisation, there would be costs to domestic producers and markets that become exposed to foreign competition. Some workers in these industries may even lose jobs. The most affected areas of the Bangladeshi economy would be light manufacturing, utilities and construction, livestock and meat markets, and mining and extraction.
May 31, 2016
Rejoinder
I refer to the commentary by Dr. Sebastian Groh of Saturday 28 May, responding to my article, "Bringing Electricity to More Bangladeshis".
May 30, 2016
RMG: Smartest Strategies
Bangladesh's manufacturing sector has grown steadily as the country has industrialised. Manufacturing now accounts for 30 percent of GDP, nearly double the share of agriculture.
May 25, 2016
Bringing electricity to more Bangladeshis
It turns out that switching five households from kerosene lamps to a single diesel-powered generator would be 12 times more cost-effective than solar power - each taka of spending would do an impressive 24 takas of good.