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    Countering Hundi in Bangladesh

    by A R Tahseen Jahan February 13, 2024
    February 13, 2024

    During the ongoing Dollar Crisis, informal and illegal channels of foreign exchange, i.e. Hundi has to be countered. But what…

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    Skilling Bangladeshi Youth for 4IR

    by A R Tahseen Jahan and Shah Adaan Uzzaman August 3, 2023
    August 3, 2023

    Is Bangladesh prepared for the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and the challenges it presents, such as the potential displacement of…

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    Leather Industry of Bangladesh : A Lost Export Potential or A Recoverable Bottleneck?

    by A R Tahseen Jahan and Shah Adaan Uzzaman August 29, 2023
    August 29, 2023

    The Leather Industry of Bangladesh started showing immense export potential in the last decade with raw hide and skin prices…

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    Child Marriages on the Rise in Bangladesh: What Needs to be Done

    by A R Tahseen Jahan May 26, 2023
    May 26, 2023

    Between January and August of 2022, as many as 2,301 girls fell victim to child marriage in 28 districts of…

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    Female Inheritance Rights? Abducted by Patriarchal Laws!

    by A R Tahseen Jahan March 14, 2023
    March 14, 2023

    “I had a very supportive relationship with my brothers. But soon the relationship escalated when my husband divorced me. I…

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    Policies for Empowering Transgenders in Bangladesh

    by A R Tahseen Jahan May 6, 2023
    May 6, 2023

    The transgender community in Bangladesh has long been subject to marginalization, systematic discrimination and social stigmatization. Initiatives have been taken…

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    Bangladesh Banking on Economic Zones for Driving Growth

    by A R Tahseen Jahan July 11, 2023
    July 11, 2023

    Attracting foreign direct investments and enabling a business-friendly environment inside Bangladesh remain major bottlenecks to transform the country into a…

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    What Happened to Bangladesh’s Polythene Ban?

    by A R Tahseen Jahan October 1, 2023
    October 1, 2023

    Jute, an eco-friendly alternative of Polythene, grows in plenty in Bangladesh. Popularizing jute could have been beneficial for Bangladesh in…

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    The Hatirjheel Project: Pioneering Urban Rejuvenation in Dhaka

    by A R Tahseen Jahan October 8, 2023
    October 8, 2023

    The Hatirjheel area development project restores wetland habitats and takes into account the reemergence of Dhaka’s water edge elements. One…

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    999: Bangladesh’s Emergency Helpline Surpassing Expectations

    by A R Tahseen Jahan October 17, 2023
    October 17, 2023

    The National Emergency Helpline 999 was inaugurated in October 2016 by the ICT Division. The helpline has been increasingly popular…

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Diplomacy

Bangladesh and Tangail Saree: Why GI Matters

Israel-Palestine Conflict: Where Does Bangladesh Stand? 

Macron’s Historic Bangladesh Visit and France’s “Third Way”

Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook

Rohingya Repatriation: Incentivising Refoulement Should Be Called Out

Governance

The Digital Security Act: Reform or Abolish?

What is Smart Bangladesh really?

Feedback State: The Making of A Responsive Government

Delivering Social Security through Tech

Commonsense Media Regulation – Part 2

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