by Ekramul Hasan, Dipa Das | Feb 2, 2025 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Bangladesh’s female labour market is predominantly characterized by informal employment, which accounts for 96.6% of total female employment. Although women’s participation in the labour force has increased from 36.3% in 2016-17 to 42.7% in 2022, it still lags...
by Ekramul Hasan, Dipa Das, Md Tuhin Ahmed | Feb 2, 2025 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Bangladesh has been going through a demographic window of opportunity since 1991 but is yet to reap its potential benefits. The national unemployment rate, which is around 3.5 per cent according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) 2022, might indicate...
by Ekramul Hasan, Takrem Ferdous Surid | Oct 6, 2024 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Even a couple of years ago, Ease of Doing Business was used to be a major index highlighting business environment across the world and compatibility of the nations in harnessing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). With hardly any alteration, Bangladesh continuously...
by Israt Hossain, Ekramul Hasan | Jun 3, 2024 | Energy Economics, Sustainable Development Goals
In alignment with the growing importance of renewable energy in the global power and energy sector, the Government of Bangladesh has produced numerous government documents outlining different ambitions for the renewable energy sector. There is the 40,000 MW renewable...
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