Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 11: April 1, 2023 The theme of the April 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Inflation in Bangladesh”. The first page article, “A difficult time for poor people” analyses the current uncertainty that poor people in Bangladesh are facing due to the erratic nature of commodity prices in both the…
কেমন আছেন নিম্ন আয়ের মানুষ? সানেমের জরিপের ফলাফল ২৯ মার্চ ২০২৩, সকাল ১১ টা । ব্র্যাক সেন্টার, ঢাকা বৈশ্বিক ও জাতীয় বিভিন্ন বিষয়ে বিগত কয়েক বছর ধরে বাংলাদেশের সাধারণ মানুষ জীবন ও জীবিকা নির্বাহ করতে নানাবিধ চ্যালেঞ্জ মোকাবেলা করছেন। নিম্ন আয়ের মানুষের জন্য এই চ্যালেঞ্জ আরও বেশি। দ্রব্যমূল্যের ঊর্ধ্বগতি, শিক্ষা ও স্বাস্থ্যে ব্যয় বৃদ্ধি, যাতায়াতের…
Baseline survey and create evidence on perceptions, knowledge, and attitude towards MHPSS issues among adolescents and youth in Rohingya camps and host community Collaboration: UNFPA, Bangladesh Starting date: March 15, 2023 Completion date: June 14, 2023 Project description: To conduct a baseline survey aiming to find evidence on the perception, knowledge, and attitude of the…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 10: March 1, 2023 The theme of the March 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Building Resilience to Shocks: Priorities, Challenges and Prospects”—which was also the theme of the 6th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2023, held on 4 and 5 February 2023. The first page article, “Shocks and Shields:…
Study on Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic Tool Collaboration: Oxford Policy Management (OPM), UK Starting date: June 29, 2018 Completion date: February 29, 2020 Bangladesh was identified as the third country study for research towards developing an institutional diagnostic tool. The Bangladesh institutional diagnostic aimed at comprehensively exploring the relationship between the characteristics and the functioning of…
Social Protection for Children in Changing Demographic Collaboration: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bangladesh Starting date: September 27, 2020 Completion date: December 15, 2020 To ensure a protective environment for children, child sensitive social protection will play a crucial role. Effective social protection policies will strengthen the children’s own resilience. The best utilization of the…
Youth Perspective on Covid-19 Crisis in Bangladesh Collaboration: ActionAid Bangladesh Starting date: March 15, 2020 Completion date: October 15, 2020 Project description: The study explored the budgetary allocation and other youth-centric issues in a unique crisis period, the pandemic. . Theme: Sustainable Development Goals Team leader: Dr. Selim Raihan Team members: Eshrat Sharmeen Mir Ashrafun…
Carrying out Business Confidence Survey in Bangladesh Collaboration: The Asia Foundation (TAF), Bangladesh Starting date: July 01, 2020 Completion date: June 30, 2021 Project description: This study aimed to explore the outlooks and expectations of business communities on investment, employment, wages, stimulus packages, firm-specific financial performances, business costs, sales or exports, amongst others. Theme: Institutions…
Economic case for women: how economic empowerment of women may contribute in the economy of Bangladesh Collaboration: World Vision Bangladesh Starting date: January 10, 2021 Completion date: June 30, 2021 Project description: The general objective of the research is to assess the impacts and scopes of World Vision Bangladesh programs in ensuring women’s economic empowerment,…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 9: February 1, 2023 The February issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on some critical issues facing Bangladesh and the region in general, including hundi business, border connectivity, and the Integrated Power Sector Master Plan 2023. The first-page article titled “The mechanism of the hundi business: What do we know and…