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 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 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 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.…
Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable? Citation: Raihan, S., Bourguignon, F., & Salam, U. (Eds.). (2024). Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable?: The Institutional Diagnostic Project. Cambridge University Press. Bangladesh is widely seen as a ‘paradox’. Over the last quarter of a century, it has maintained economic growth and has outperformed many countries on social indicators while…
Previous Investment Diversification of Priority Sectors After LDC Graduation Collaboration: UNDP Bangladesh Starting date: December 7, 2023 Completion date: January 31, 2025 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…
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…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 7: December 1, 2023 The theme of the December 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Emerging Development Challenges in Bangladesh”. The first page article, ‘A “blended regime” in crisis’, puts forth a novel concept in political economy—blended regime—to unravel the current political and economic crisis that is unraveling in Bangladesh.…
Previous Events Call for Application for the Position of Research Associate SANEM is one of the leading think-tanks in South Asia, initiated to build a network of economists and policymakers. Established in 2007, SANEM aims to promote the production, exchange, and dissemination of basic research knowledge with a special focus on economic modeling in the…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 6: November 1, 2023 The theme of the November 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Food Insecurity in Bangladesh”. The first page article, “Addressing food insecurity in Bangladesh: The case of ensuring entitlement to food”, explores the situation with regard to food security in Bangladesh. The article analyses the impact…