ব্লগ: বাংলাদেশের গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের কাজ ও কাজের চাপের ওপর ২০১৮ সালের ন্যূনতম মজুরি গেজেটের প্রভাব

Previous Events ব্লগঃ বাংলাদেশের গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের কাজ ও কাজের চাপের ওপর ২০১৮ সালের ন্যূনতম মজুরি গেজেটের প্রভাব বাংলাদেশের গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের জীবনমান সম্পর্কে অধিকতর ধারণা পেতে সানেম এবং মাইক্রোফ্যাইনান্স অপরচুনিটিজ (এমএফও) গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের ওপর ২০২০ সালের এপ্রিল থেকে ধারাবাহিকভাবে জরিপ চালিয়ে আসছে। এ জরিপের অধীনে একটি সুনির্দিষ্ট সংখ্যক (১৩০০ জন) গার্মেন্টস শ্রমিকদের নিকট থেকে প্রতি সপ্তাহে…

Vol VIII, Issue 7: December 2021

Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 7: December 1, 2021 The December 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “50 years of Bangladesh’s Development: Achievements and Challenges”. This special issue of Thinking Aloud features an article titled “50 years of Bangladesh’s Development: Achievements and Challenges” comprising the first, second and third pages. The article discusses Bangladesh’s…

Summary: SANEM-Manusher Jonno Foundation Webinar on Integration of Care work in Economy

Previous Events Summary SANEM-Manusher Jonno Foundation Webinar on Integration of Care work in Economy 20 November 2021 To explore the economic rationale for increasing public investment in social protection and spending on care work and investment to reduce gender gaps, SANEM and Manusher Jonno Foundation jointly organized a webinar titled “Integration of Care Economy in…

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Youth Sensitive Budgeting in the pandemic context: Analysing Proposed Budget of FY2021-22

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Youth Sensitive Budgeting in the pandemic context: Analysing Proposed Budget of FY2021-22 Citation:  Raihan, S., Bidisha, S.H., Sharmin, E., Nahar, M.A., Tasneem, S.T. (2021). Youth Sensitive Budgeting in the Pandemic Context: Analysing Proposed Budget of FY2021-22. Bangladesh is currently experiencing a window of opportunity for utilizing the demographic dividend, which will close…

Summary: COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 6th round of a nationwide firm-level survey

Previous Events Summary COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh Findings from the 6th round of a nationwide firm-level survey 28 November 2021 South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) initiated a quarterly firm-level survey namely Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey since July 2020 to understand the state of the manufacturing and service sectors in Bangladesh…

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Sectoral Action Plan on Youth Sensitive Budgeting

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Sectoral Action Plan on Youth Sensitive Budgeting In recent years, concerned ministries have made considerable efforts to integrate youths into economic activities and to maximize youth potential through youth-centric policies and interventions. These policies and interventions are frequently region-specific and tailored to the specific needs of a particular cohort of youth.…

Vol VIII, Issue 6: November 2021

Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 6: November 1, 2021 The November 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 and Emerging Challenges”. The first-page article titled “Challenges of the agro-processing industry in Bangladesh” reiterates that there are considerable institutional challenges in the agro-processing sector in Bangladesh, which require a solution. The institutional challenges in the…

Summary: SANEM-ActionAid Bangladesh Webinar: Sectoral Action Plan for Youth Sensitive Budgeting

Previous Events Summary SANEM-ActionAid Bangladesh Webinar Sectoral Action Plan for Youth Sensitive Budgeting 28 October 2021 South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and ActionAid Bangladesh have conducted a study to develop a Sectoral Action Plan, to help implement gender-sensitive budgeting in Bangladesh. To share the findings of this study, SANEM and ActionAid Bangladesh jointly…

Vol VIII, Issue 5: October 2021

Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 5: October 2021 The October 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Emerging Trade Issues and Trade Policy Reform in Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Rethinking the Import Policy Order of Bangladesh” reiterates that the upcoming Import Policy Order (IPO) 2021-24 should focus more on the development aspects against…