Vol X, Issue 9: February 2024

Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 9: February 1, 2024 The February 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is a special issue, showcasing the discussion of the SANEM-IHD joint panel session on “Rethinking Ways to Attain SDGs in South Asian Countries in the Context of the Ongoing Global Challenges”, held in the “IHD Global Conclave on Advancing…

Vol X, Issue 8: January 2024

Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 8: January 1, 2024 The theme of the January 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Development Challenges and Way Ahead”. The first page article, “Bangladesh economy: What lies ahead in 2024?”, reflects on the macroeconomic challenges that Bangladesh faced in 2023 and the deep fault lines in economic governance that…

Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in Bangladesh

Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in Bangladesh Citation: Bidisha, S. H., Nahar, M. A., Tiasha, A. M., Rahman, S., & Goswami, J. (2023). Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in Bangladesh. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated socio-economic inequality globally, particularly in developing countries. Considering…

Analysis of Gender Sensitivity of Government Policies: Bangladesh Perspective

Analysis of Gender Sensitivity of Government Policies: Bangladesh Perspective Citation: Nahar, M. A., Tiasha, A. M., Rahman, S., Hasin, F., & Goswami, J. (2023). Analysis of Gender Sensitivity of Government Policies: Bangladesh Perspective. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Women in Bangladesh frequently struggle for their rights to be upheld in their homes, communities, and governments. In…

An Analysis of Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Bangladesh Perspective

An Analysis of Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Bangladesh Perspective Citation: Bidisha, S. H., Nahar, M. A., Rahman, S., Tiasha, A. M., Sharmin, E., Chowdhury, O. R., & Goswami, J. (2023). An Analysis of Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Bangladesh Perspective. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is a targeted budgetary instrument implemented into multiple developing countries’ fiscal plans. GRB…

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Addressing the Vulnerability and Fragility of Young People in Bangladesh

SANEM-AAB Policy Brief on Addressing the Vulnerability and Fragility of Young People in Bangladesh Citation:  Raihan, S., Bidisha, S.H., Sharmin, E., Ahmmed, S., Hasan, E., (2023). Addressing the Vulnerability and Fragility of Young People in Bangladesh. Vulnerability is a term used to describe a state or condition of being susceptible to harm, damage, or negative impacts.…

Investment Diversification of Priority Sectors After LDC Graduation

Previous Investment Diversification of Priority Sectors After LDC Graduation Collaboration: UNDP Bangladesh Starting date: December 7, 2023 Completion date: October 31, 2024 Project description: This study aims to identify the priority sectors for investment diversification in the post-LDC scenario and evaluating the growth and investment potential of those priority sectors. Furthermore, it will strategize policy…

Nutrition budget analysis of JANO project

Previous Nutrition budget analysis of JANO project Collaboration: CARE International in Bangladesh Starting date: November 16, 2023 Completion date: January 31, 2024 Project description: The main objective of this study is to examine the government’s investments in nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs within key ministries over the past three to four years in alignment with NPAN2…