3rd Round Survey Report on COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh

COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 3rd Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in January 2021 Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., Ahmed, M.T., (2020). “COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Results from the Firm-level Survey in October 2020”, SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract: Since the first local case of COVID-19 in March and…

Converging Trajectories Gender and Technology Perspective for Youth Development

SANEM-AAB: Converging Trajectories Gender and Technology Perspective for Youth Development Harnessing youth power of a nation is considered as one of the key instruments for economic and social progress along with sustainable development. Proper utilization of young people’s potential through investments in education, health, human rights and overall welfare will enable the economies to experience…

2nd Round Survey Report on COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh

COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 2nd Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in October 2020 Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., Ahmed, M.T., (2020). “COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Results from the Firm-level Survey in October 2020”, SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract: Since the onset of the crisis in early 2020, the COVID-19…

1st Round Survey Report on COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh

COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Findings from the 1st Round of Nationwide Firm-level Survey in July 2020 Citation: Raihan, S., Uddin, M., Ahmed, M.T., Jonaed., & Khan, F.B. (2020). “COVID-19 and Business Confidence in Bangladesh: Results from the Firm-level Survey in July 2020”, SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abstract: Bangladesh, like the rest of the world,…

COVID-19 Impact on Poverty Dynamics in Bangladesh: An Analytical Investigation

COVID-19 Impact on Poverty Dynamics in Bangladesh: An Analytical Investigation Citation:  Raihan, S., Bidisha, S. H., Uddin, M., Jonaed., & Ahmed, M. T. (2020). COVID-19 Impact on Poverty Dynamics in Bangladesh: An Analytical Investigation. SANEM Publications, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are paramount fears that Bangladesh’s economy might suffer from long-term anti-developmental challenges fuelled by the COVID-19 crisis.…

Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic

Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic PROJECT SUMMARY Bangladesh has been identified as the third country study for research towards developing an institutional diagnostic tool. The Bangladesh institutional diagnostic aims at comprehensively exploring the relationship between the characteristics and the functioning of a country’s institutions and its economic development performance and constraints. EDI has undertaken this endeavour in partnership…

Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union

Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union This report on “Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union: A Study on Regional Economic Integration (PHASE II)” was prepared for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) under the guidance of Dr. Selim Raihan. With the support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the exercise was carried…

Optimizing Cross-Border Trade Operations between Bangladesh and India

Optimizing Cross-Border Trade Operations between Bangladesh and India, AMEG, USAID. Citation: Raihan, S., M.N.A. Hossain, M.J.E. Jalal and M.S. Anowar (2017). Approximately 80 percent of land trade between India and Bangladesh passes through the Benapole and Petrapole land ports, making this junction one of the largest land ports in Asia by trade volume. Well-functioning business…