Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 3: August 2021 The August 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Covid-19 and Development Challenges of Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Challenges of SMEs in the time of the pandemic” emphasizes that the resonant performance of SMEs is critical for the recovery of the overall economy in the…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 2: July 2021 The July 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 Recovery: Contexts and Priorities”. The first page article titled “COVID-19 Recovery: Contexts and Priorities in Bangladesh” emphasizes that an effective recovery process requires a better understanding of the COVID contexts and setting the priorities right. In the…
Outcome Report: Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2021 The first international conference of the Forum, Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2021 on “Post-COVID 19 Challenges in the Bay of Bengal Region” was held on 8-11 February 2021. The dialogue hosted 6 organized discussions between eminent panelists and 15 paper presentations by scholars, development practitioners and…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VIII, Issue 1: June 2021 TThe June 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “2021-22 National Budget”. The first page article titled “The expectations from 2021-22 National Budget” narrates the context of this year’s national budget which will be the second budget during the ongoing unprecedented economic and social crises induced by…
Survey Report on Youth-led Digital Engagement Project Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., & Jonaed (2021). Survey Report: Youth-led Digital Engagement Project. ActionAid Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Like the rest of the world, Bangladesh has also been hit hard on several dimensions by the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the pandemic’s havoc on health and healthcare facilities, poverty,…
COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 4th Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in April 2021 Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., & Ahmed, M.T. (2021). COVID-19 and business confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 4th round of nationwide firm-level survey in April 2021. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. .Abstract: COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant,…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VII, Issue 12: May 2021 The May 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Stimulating private investment in the time of pandemic” highlighted that in Bangladesh, despite the gradual rise in the investment-GDP ratio over the past three decades, private sector…
The Impact of the COVID Pandemic on the Cost of Production and Orders in Bangladesh Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., Sharmin, E., Chowdhury, O.R., and Islam, F. (2021). The Impact of the COVID Pandemic on the Cost of Production and Orders in Bangladesh. SANEM Publication. Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed, and exacerbated, the…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VII, Issue 11: April 2021 The April 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 fallout on labour market in Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Strategies to address COVID-19 induced labour market challenges in Bangladesh” highlighted that COVID-19 deeply affected the labour market in Bangladesh. It intensified some of the existing…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VII, Issue 10: March 2021 This March 2021 issue of Thinking Aloud has been dedicated to the Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2021 on “Post-COVID-19 Challenges in the Bay of Bengal Region”, which was held virtually during 8-11 February 2021. The first page article on ‘Post-COVID-19 Challenges in the Bay of Bengal…