Name of the Research	Receipent Organization	Starting Date	Completion Date	Research Theme
International Capacity Building Program on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling for Economic Policy Analysis	International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)	May 30, 2024	December 15, 2025	Human Capital Development
The Impact of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Interventions on Socioeconomic and Development Outcomes in Bangladesh	Global Development Network (GDN)	August 1, 2024	April 30, 2025	Infrastructure and Investment
Third Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2024	The Asia Foundation, Bangladesh	May 26, 2024	September 30, 2024	Trade and Regional Integration
Technical Framework for the 9th Five Year Plan	General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission	February 20, 2024	July 20, 2024	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Bangladesh: Multi-disciplinary study and report on Bangladesh’s Economic Security	Australian High Commission	February 01, 2024	November 15, 2024	Institutions and Political economy
Investment Diversification of Priority Sectors After LDC Graduation	UNDP Bangladesh	December 07. 2023	January 31, 2025	Trade and Regional Integration
Nutrition budget analysis of JANO project	CARE Bangladesh	November 16. 2023	January 31, 2024	Human Capital Development
Comparative research study on the political economy of social insurance development in Bangladesh and other Asian developing countries	GIZ, Dhaka, Bangladesh	September 21, 2023	March 31, 2025	Institutions and Political economy
Study on the potentials and barriers for the women’s participation in construction sector and STEM based career in Bangladesh	United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women	September 17, 2023	February 29, 2024	Migration and Labour Market
Develop Final Proposal for the Establishment of the Department of Children Affairs under MoWCA	UNICEF, Bangladesh	September 01, 2024	October 31, 2024	Social Protection
Sustainable pathway for Bangladesh’s energy transformation towards green and clean energy	Tara Climate Ltd	September 01, 2023	August 31, 2024	Environment and Climate Change
Vulnerability and Fragility among Youths in Bangladesh	ActionAid Bangladesh	May 2, 2023	October 31, 2024	Human Capital Development
Baseline survey and create evidence on perceptions, knowledge, and attitude towards MHPSS issues among adolescents and youth in Rohingya camps and host community	UNFPA, Bangladesh	March 15, 2023	June 14, 2023	Social Protection
Study on Expanding Private Investment in the Context of LDC Graduation	Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance	January 23, 2023	July 23, 2023	Trade and Regional Integration
End Evaluation on ‘7th Five Year Plan (FY2016-20) Implementation	General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission	January 12, 2023	June 30, 2023	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Mapping of Social Protection Schemes in Cox’s Bazar and their implementation modalities, with specific focus on localizations/gaps	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)	December 29, 2022	May 30, 2023	Social Protection
Has the COVID-19 pandemic worsened multi-dimensional poverty and vulnerability? Evidence from a unique national longitudinal household survey dataset in Bangladesh	Institute of Development Studies / FCDO	December 1, 2022	September 30, 2023	Poverty and Inequality
To conduct costing exercise and feasibility study of a community-led child protection system in Bangladesh	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)	September 04, 2022	May 31, 2023	Social Protection
Sustainable pathway for Bangladesh’s energy transformation towards green and clean energy	Tara Climate Ltd	September 01, 2022	September 30, 2023	Environment and Climate Change
Vulnerability and Fragility in Youth of Bangladesh	ActionAid Bangladesh	June 1, 2022	November 30, 2022	Human Capital Development
Impact of Anti-Competitive Practices in the Construction Industry on Housing for the Poor in Bangladesh	Advocata Institute (Guarantee) Limited, Sri Lanka	May 26, 2022	May 15, 2023	Institutions and Political economy
Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1: To explore bilateral and regional trade potentials	Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh	June 01, 2021	February 28, 2023	Trade and Regional Integration
Reviewing Skills Development Sector of Bangladesh	Swisscontact Bangladesh	September 13, 2022	December 07, 2022	Migration and Labour Market
Understanding DFS benefits in times of crisis: garment workers in BD	Microfinance Opportunities (MFO), USA	April 25, 2020	September 30, 2022	Migration and Labour Market
Care work and Gander Responsive Budgeting in the Context of social Protection, household care economy dynamics in Bangladesh: A Policy brief	Manusher Jonno Foundation	June 2, 2022	July 31, 2022	Social Protection
Analyze the impact of Special Economic Zones on jobs and economic transformation in Bangladesh	The World Bank Group	May 4, 2022	June 29, 2022	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Employment Policies for a human-centred recovery	The International Training Center (ITC), ILO, Italy	April 29, 2022	July 29, 2022	Migration and Labour Market
Integration of the care Economy in policy formulation and analysis: A Policy Paper	Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), Bangladesh	September 22, 2021	November 15, 2021	Poverty and Inequality
Bangladesh Trade Facilitation: Time Release Study (TRS)	Nathan Associates Inc., USA	September 09, 2021	March 31, 2022	Trade and Regional Integration
Jobs Outcome Assessment of the Bangladesh Livestock and Dairy Development Project	The World Bank Group	May 31, 2021	December 31, 2021	Agriculture and Rural Economy
Economic case for women: how economic empowerment of women may contribute in the economy of Bangladesh	World Vision Bangladesh	January 10, 2021	June 30, 2021	Poverty and Inequality
Carrying out Business Confidence Survey in Bangladesh	The Asia Foundation (TAF), Bangladesh	July 01, 2020	June 30, 2021	Institutions and Political economy
Youth Perspective on Covid-19 Crisis in Bangladesh	ActionAid Bangladesh	March 15, 2020	October 15, 2020	Sustainable Development Goals
Social Protection for Children in Changing Demographic	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bangladesh	September 27, 2020	December 15, 2020	Social Protection
Promoting Knowledge for Accountable Systems (PROKAS), British Council, in association with Palladium, and WISE Development.	The British Council, Bangladesh	March 01, 2020	September 30, 2021	Environment and Climate Change
Garment Worker Diaries, Bangladesh Phase 2	Microfinance Opportunities (MFO), USA	April 25, 2018	March 31, 2020	Migration and Labour Market
Study on Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic Tool	Oxford Policy Management (OPM), UK	June 29, 2018	February 29, 2020	Institutions and Political economy
Recognition of Women’s Unaccounted Work in National GDP and Inclusion in Gender Responsive Budgeting	Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), Bangladesh	August 2019	November 2019	Poverty and Inequality
Global Knowledge Sharing Forum: Transition to Formal Economy	The International Training Center (ITC) of the ILO, Italy	July 2019	October 2019	Migration and Labour Market
Qualitative Study for Evaluation of Application of Migration Policy for Decent Work for Migrant Workers	International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh	June 2019	July 2019	Migration and Labour Market
Qualitative Survey- Migration Project	International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh	June 2019	July 2019	Migration and Labour Market
Partnership with SANEM on Youth Budgeting	ActionAid Bangladesh	May 2019	July 2019	Sustainable Development Goals
Towards a Resilient RMG Sector for Helping Bangladesh Achieve Sustainable Development Goals	Stiftung Auxilium	March 2019	February 2020	Sustainable Development Goals
Drafting the Technical Framework of 8th Five Year Plan (FY 2021-2025) of Bangladesh	General Economics Division (GED), Ministry of Planning, Planning Commission, Bangladesh	February 2019	August 2019	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Implications of Changing Demographics and Effects on Social Protection in Bangladesh	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	December 2018	April 2019	Social Protection
Long-Term Effect of Livelihood Promotion Types of Social Security Programmes	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	December 2018	April 2019	Social Protection
Cost-Benefit Ratio Study on Effects of Social Protection Cash Transfers	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	December 2018	April 2019	Social Protection
Mobilizing Involvement and Investment of the Private Sector in Implementing SDGs in Food and Agriculture in Bangladesh	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Bangladesh	December 2018	September 2019	Agriculture and Rural Economy
States Delivering for Poor People: Improving Outcomes through Stronger Evidence	Manchester University, UK	August 2018	November 2019	Poverty and Inequality
Realising the Demographic Dividend through Investing on Young People: Reflection on National Budget 2019-20	ActionAid Bangladesh	May 2019	July 2019	Sustainable Development Goals
Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation (DECCMA)	Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh	June 2014	November 2018	Environment and Climate Change
Training Program on Trade Policy, Research Techniques and Analysis	Bangladesh Tariff Commission	July 2018	September 2018	Trade and Regional Integration
Economic Dialogue on Inclusive Growth in Bangladesh (Female Employment Stagnation in Bangladesh)	Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK	May 2018	August 2018	Migration and Labour Market
Living wage Study in the RMG sector in Bangladesh; What will it take?	CARE, Bangladesh	February 2018	February 2018	Migration and Labour Market
Production of a country fact-sheet, policy brief and imparting training on National Transfer Accounts (NTA) system	The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)	December 2017	June 2018	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Quantitative Impact Assessment of Better Work Bangladesh	International Labour Organization (ILO), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Better Work Bangladesh (BWB	August 2015	July 2018	Migration and Labour Market
Study on Employment, Productivity and Sectoral Investment in Bangladesh	General Economics Division (GED), Ministry of Planning Commission, Bangladesh	December 2017	June 2018	Migration and Labour Market
Preparation of Sector Action Plan on Economic Governance	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	October 2017	April 2018	Institutions and Political economy
Mid Term Implementation Review of the Seventh Five Year Plan (FY2016-FY2020) of Bangladesh	General Economics Division (GED), Ministry of Planning Commission, Bangladesh	November 2017	January 2018	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Assessment Study on Optimizing Business Operation Facilities at Benapole Land Port, Petrapole Land Port and Dhaka Airport Project	USAID and Chemonics International Inc., USA	June 2017	August 2017	Trade and Regional Integration
Rapid Assessment of Hazaribagh	C & F Foundation, Switzerland	May 2017	July 2017	Infrastructure and Investment
Application of Migration Policy for Decent Work for Migrant Workers	International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh	May 2017	October 2017	Migration and Labour Market
Assessment Study on Express Courier Services through Benapole Land Port and Petrapole Land Port	USAID and Chemonics International Inc., USA	April 2017	July 2017	Trade and Regional Integration
Technical Support to DIFE: Establishing an Annual Inspection Reporting System	International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangladesh and Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE), Bangladesh	February 2017	May 2017	Migration and Labour Market
Regional Investments and Value Chains in South Asia: A Survey of investors and Potential investors	World Bank, USA	December 2016	June 2017	Infrastructure and Investment
Macroeconomic Policies, Job and Inclusive Growth	The International Training Center (ITC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Italy	October 2016	November 2016	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Survey for SERVIR Evaluation	Research Triangle Institute (RTI), USA	November 2016	December 2017	Environment and Climate Change
Conducting a Study on SDG Need Assessment and Financing Strategy	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	September 2016	December 2016	Sustainable Development Goals
Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in Bangladesh	International Labour Organization (ILO) -RMG, Bangladesh	September 2016	May 2017	Migration and Labour Market
Effective Use of Human Resource in Bangladesh for Inclusive Economic Growth and Income Distribution-An Application of National Transfer Accounts	General Economics Division (GED), Ministry of Planning Commission, Bangladesh	September 2016	November 2016	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Study of Work in Freedom Transnational Evaluation (SWIFTE)	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK	October 2015	September 2017	Migration and Labour Market
Political Economy Approach for Increased Regional Economic Cooperation through Removal of NTBs in South Asia Sub-Region	The Asia Foundation, Bangladesh	August 2015	March 2016	Institutions and Political economy
Sub-Regional Cooperation between India, Myanmar and Bangladesh	Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), India	March 2015	April 2015	Trade and Regional Integration
Employment Effect of Different Development Policy Instruments	Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland	February 2014	January 2017	Migration and Labour Market
South Asian Country Study on Products with Regional Trade Potential and Associated Non-Tariff Barriers	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), APRC	February 2014	March 2015	Trade and Regional Integration
Technical framework of 7th Five Year Plan of Bangladesh Government	General Economics Division (GED), Ministry of Planning Commission, Bangladesh	2014	2015	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
National Social Security Strategy (NSPS)	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	July 2013	June 2014	Social Protection
Changing Labour Markets in Bangladesh: Understanding Dynamics in Relation to Economic Growth and Poverty	International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada	July 2013	June 2016	Migration and Labour Market
Willingness to Pay for Solar Irrigation System in Bangladesh for Rain-Fed Cropping (a Survey Based Assessment)	Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines	July 2013	April 2014	Agriculture and Rural Economy
Reducing Extreme Poverty through Skill Training for Industry Job Placement (with Survey of Baseline, Treatment and Control Group)	IZA, Germany	June 2013	December 15, 2016	Migration and Labour Market
Facilitating Entrepreneurs to Harness Export Potential through Policy Support in the Leather Sector	The Asia Foundation, Bangladesh	February 2013	March 2015	Infrastructure and Investment
Financing for Equitable Learning: The Bangladesh Case Study	Department for International Development (DFID), Bangladesh	February 2013	August 2013	Human Capital Development
Role of Agricultural Credit on Food Production and Food Security of Bangladesh	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Bangladesh	February 2013	April 2013	Agriculture and Rural Economy
Baseline Survey Report for the Fourth Country Strategy Period (2012-2017) of Action Aid Bangladesh	Action Aid, Bangladesh	2013	2013	Human Capital Development
States Delivering for Poor People: Improving Outcomes through Stronger Evidence	Manchester University, UK	December 2012	March 2013	Poverty and Inequality
Willingness to Pay for Electricity in Dhaka: A Household Survey	Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines	May 2012	June 2012	Infrastructure and Investment
Regional Consultation on “Potential Regional Trade in Agriculture in South Asia” ADB-ComSec-UNCTAD Project on “Development-Oriented Integration in South Asia”	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Switzerland	May 2012	May 2012	Trade and Regional Integration
Liberalization of Environmental Goods and Service in South Asia	South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal	March 2012	May 30 2012	Environment and Climate Change
Bangladesh –Sector-Specific Investment Strategy and Action Plan for the project "G20 Indicators for Measuring and Maximizing Economic Value Added and Job Creation from Private Investment in Specific Value chains"	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Switzerland	March 2012	April 2012	Infrastructure and Investment
Impact Assessment of Development Paradigms and Related Politics	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy	June 2011	December 2011	Agriculture and Rural Economy
Study on Impact of Trade in Textiles and Clothing Sector on Employment in South Asia	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	July 2010	September 2010	Trade and Regional Integration
Measuring the Economic Benefits of Competition	Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK	March 2016	March 2016	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Assessing the Price Volatility of selected Essential Commodities in Bangladesh	Swisscontact, Katalyst, Bangladesh	January 2010	January 2011	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Technical Framework of 6th Five Year Plan of Bangladesh Government	General Economics Division (GED), Ministry of Planning Commission, Bangladesh	2010	2011	Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Developing an MDG Financing Strategy for Bangladesh	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh	November 2009	February 2010	Sustainable Development Goals