Redefining competition for Bangladeshi small businesses
Bangladesh has been heralded as a model of economic development and poverty reduction. The driving force has been the concerted effort between its government...
Bangladesh can provide universal health coverage
What is universal health coverage? In simple terms, UHC means every person has access to good quality health services whenever they need them. More...
Reskilling for the 21st century
The world of work is changing. To be successful in the 21st century, economies will need to create workforces that can learn new skills....
Protecting creativity in Bangladesh
A founding base of Bangladesh is its identity – meaning its language and culture. Bangladesh is overwhelmingly Bengali. It is said that Bengalis gain...
Bangladesh needs school-centric mental health policies
Adolescents are a susceptible age group in any society. Their mental health impacts their personal and academic life. Policies that shape adolescents’ lives are...
How fixing the insolvency regime will open Bangladesh’s investment bottleneck
Insolvency is a state whereby an individual or company cannot pay back its lenders. In other words, it’s when someone is bankrupt. The harsh...
Untangling Dhaka will smoothen Bangladesh’s urban governance
Bangladesh and its capital Dhaka both house a major population in an extremely confined space. Bangladesh is not only the eighth most populous nation...
Social cohesion through education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has had tremendous success in attaining its education goals. Policy interventions such as public–private partnerships and subsidy programmes have been the driving forces...
The future of the United Nations–Bangladesh relationship
In November 2021, the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations co-signed an important policy document: the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2022–2026...
Bangladeshi legislators can be the best ally of people with disabilities
Disability prevalence data varies dramatically in Bangladesh. This is because there is no reliable data tracking mechanism for disability. Bangladesh’s latest decadal census, from...