From Emissions to Actions: Transport Commitments in Bangladesh’s NDC 3.0
Bangladesh’s transport sector stands at a critical juncture, where the shift to green mobility is no longer a choice but a necessity for climate-focused and sustainable development Every day, commuters in major cities in Bangladesh navigate heavy traffic, surrounded...
COP30: A Milestone Marked by Missed Chances
When the 30th session of the COP30 concluded on November 22, 2025, in Belém, Brazil, many left the Amazon-flanked venue with a sense that the summit had once again delivered more promise than payoff. On paper, the so-called Belém Package, a bundle of 29 decisions...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN BANGLADESH: BRIDGING NDC 3.0 AMBITIONS WITH COP30 FINANCING COMMITMENTS
One of the central issues raised at the COP30 conference was adaptation financing. In the context of Bangladesh, agriculture emerges as the sector demanding the highest priority in adaptation financing. Agriculture is a climate-sensitive sector that plays a role in...
Bangladesh’s Infrastructure Paradox: Between Bold Vision and Bitter Reality
Bangladesh has consistently articulated ambitious goals for its future. In the last decade, the government has unveiled one transformative blueprint after another—industrial hubs to lure global investors, deep-sea ports to anchor regional trade, and tourism parks to...
Energy Efficiency is Bangladesh’s Invisible Power Plant
Every unit of energy saved carries more value than one produced, because imported fuel travels long distances, accumulates technical losses, and costs the country twice over. A kilowatt hour conserved at the source prevents the need for two kilowatt-hours of costly...
Bangladesh Needs a Two-Year Economic Recovery Agenda
Bangladesh stands at a crossroads—again. The economy, once the envy of the developing world for its steady growth and poverty reduction, is now caught in a slow, uncertain transition. Growth has weakened, private investment has stalled, the poverty situation has...
From Growth to Stagnation: The Shifting Landscape of Bangladesh’s Manufacturing
Bangladesh, once an agrarian economy, has undergone considerable structural changes over the past few decades. With a focus on industrialization, the country has transitioned from its reliance on agriculture to becoming one of the fastest-growing manufacturing hubs in...
Analyzing the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh’s Largest Exporting Sector
The Ready-made Garments (RMG) sector is one of the largest employers in Bangladesh, with over 3.4 million workers as of the 2022-23 financial year. It also accounts for more than 82% of the country’s export earnings. Despite the sector’s importance, the issue of wages...
The Bitter Economics of Brain Drain
The exodus of highly educated youth from Bangladesh reveals a tangled web of barriers facing the country’s brightest minds. Poor quality of education, bureaucratic red tape, political instability, and lack of opportunities for growth are among the common reasons that...
Shattered Illusions: The Harsh Truth Behind Bangladesh’s Poverty Reversal
The recent finding from the survey by the Power and Participation Research Center (PPRC) that over one in four people in Bangladesh now live in poverty, a sharp increase from just a few years ago, reported by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), should serve as...
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