
The Manufacturing Sector in Bangladesh: Is it a sustained driver of economic growth and employment creation?
by Selim Raihan | May 9, 2015 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Migration and Labor Market
The Bangladesh economy has witnessed significant structural changes over the last four decades. The share of agriculture in GDP has declined while the relative significance of industry and services sectors has increased substantially. Over the past two decades or so,...

How costly are the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh?
by Selim Raihan | Feb 1, 2015 | Environment and Climate Change
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts because of its vast low-lying areas, large coastal population, high population density, inadequate infrastructure, and high dependence on natural resources. For Bangladesh, climate change manifests both as...

Time to Move Beyond SAFTA
by Selim Raihan | Nov 20, 2014 | Trade and Regional Integration
There are strong arguments for deeper regional economic integration in South Asia, as it is believed to generate significant intra-regional trade and welfare gains for the countries involved. Deeper regional integration is supposed to provide countries in the region...
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