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RAPID Chairman Dr M A Razzaque spoke as a discussant in a seminar on Trade and Poverty, highlighting policy implications towards ‘inclusive trade’. The event was organized by the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.
This webinar discussed how media reporting can could be improved with regards to representation of women migrant workers. Event held on 19 February 2022.
Read this media report by The Financial Express on the RAPID webinar titled ‘Digital Exports and Cross Border Data Flows: The Bangladesh Perspective’.
Tune into this webinar titled ‘Digital Exports and Cross Border Data Flows: The Bangladesh Perspective’, organised by RAPID on 30 November 2021.
RAPID researchers shared the study findings with top-level policymakers and stakeholders. Read this report by The Business Standard on the event.
RAPID Economist Rabiul Islam moderated an event organized by Economics Study Center and EMK Center. Click the link to view the media report
Meeting with BASIS as part of a RAPID-UNDP study on the services outsourcing sector
Meeting with BACCO as a RAPID-UNDP major study on the services outsourcing sector makes a head start
RAPID Chairman Dr M A Razzaque took part on a Prothom Alo-UNICEF virtual roundtable as a resource person. Click the link above to read the excerpts from the roundtable.
Check out the presentation by Dr M A Razzaque on “Analysis of the National Budget for the Health Sector to Advance the ICPD PoA and Reaching the Agenda 2030 and its SDGs”
Watch the full webinar 'Migration and Gender in Bangladesh: An Irregular Landscape', organised by RAPID, Drishti Research Centre, and Economic Reporters' Forum on 18 February 2021.
Bangladesh's score on the Open Budget Index (OBI) has substantially declined over the past few years.
Watch RAPID's webinar on "Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020: Policy Implications and Way Forward"
করোনা সংকটে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত ব্যবসায়ী মোঃ ওবায়দুল্লাহ। বেডিং স্টোর পরিচালনা করে আসা এই ব্যবসায়ী জানান আগে বিভিন্ন মাসে এক লক্ষ থেকে দেড় লক্ষ টাকার বিক্রি হত। তার তুলনায় বর্তমানে বিক্রির পরিমাণ ৪০-৫০ হাজারে নেমে এসেছে। খরচ বাঁচাতে গ্রামে পাঠিয়েছেন পরিবারকে।
Watch the workshop on "COVID-19 and International Trade Issues: Policy Options for Promoting Bangladesh’s Exports"
আগে ছয়টি বাসায় কাজ করলেও এখন মাত্র দুটি বাসায় কাজ রয়েছে। মাসিক আয় ৬০০০-৭০০০ টাকা থেকে ২৫০০-৩০০০ টাকায় নেমে এসেছে জানান গৃহপরিচারিকা রোজিনা।
This economic downturn thus could have a disproportionately larger impact on Bangladesh's exports. The emerging evidence seems to suggest new orders from the largest buyers (global chains and brands) to be about 30 per cent of the 'normal' level.
Dr Abdur Razzaque
30th June, 2020
Dr Abdur Razzaque
30th June, 2020
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