Dr. Naima Parvin Archives - The Oniket Bulletin

UGC’s Research Budget: Strategy, Symbolism, or Systemic Reform?

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 editor No Comments

Beyond the Headlines: What Does the New Research Allocation Really Mean? The recent announcement by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh that it will allocate Tk 226 crore for research in public universities during FY2026–27 has reignited debate about the state of higher education and research financing in the country. Officially presented as a…

Education

Green Budget 2026: Signals Without Structural Transformation

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s FY2026–27 national budget presents itself as a document of growing environmental awareness. Over recent years, allocations for climate-related expenditures have steadily increased across ministries, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has received a modest boost as well. At first glance, such trends suggest that climate issues are gaining prominence within fiscal…

Economy & Policy Governance

Rewiring Bangladesh’s Skills Economy: From Mismatch to Momentum

June 18, 2026June 18, 2026 editor No Comments

A Silent Constraint on Growth Bangladesh’s development story is often told through its export success, demographic dividend, and steady poverty reduction. Yet beneath this progress lies a quieter, structural challenge, one that risks constraining the country’s future trajectory. Each year, more than two million young people enter the labour market, but only a fraction (roughly…

Economy & Policy Governance

From Ambition to Efficiency: Policy Lessons from Teesta and Padma Barrages

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 editor No Comments

Dr. Naima Parvin Coventry University, UK Introduction: Rivers, Economics, and State Strategy In Bangladesh, rivers are far more than natural waterways, they are the very foundation of the country’s economic survival. Agriculture, which employs a large share of the population, depends directly on river systems for irrigation, sediment replenishment, and ecological balance. Consequently, any major…

Economy & Policy Governance

Growth Isn’t Enough: Gender, Education, and Climate in Bangladesh’s Development Journey

June 7, 2026June 12, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s economic transformation over recent decades has drawn considerable attention in development economics. Sustained growth, export expansion, and notable human development gains have repositioned the country as a lower-middle-income economy. Yet contemporary research increasingly emphasizes a transition from growth-led development to inclusion-led development, where gender equity, particularly through education policy, becomes central to long-term prosperity….

Economy & Policy Governance

From Wetland Fragility to Systemic Risk: Rethinking Bangladesh’s Haor Crisis

May 30, 2026May 31, 2026 editor No Comments

The unfolding crisis in Bangladesh’s haor region is not just another episode in the country’s long history of floods, it is a warning signal of a deeper structural failure in development strategy. What appears as a localised agricultural disaster is a systemic shock to national food security, rural livelihoods, and macroeconomic stability. The haor basin produces…

Agriculture

From Symbolism to Sovereignty: Reclaiming Women’s Democratic Power in Bangladesh’s Parliament

May 15, 2026May 30, 2026 editor 1 Comment

For over five decades, Bangladesh has relied on reserved parliamentary seats for women as a corrective to entrenched gender exclusion. Enshrined in Article 65(3) of the Constitution, the current system allocates 50 seats to women, elected not by citizens but by sitting Members of Parliament through proportional representation. While this arrangement once served an important…

Law & Local Governance

The Oniket Bulletin and higher education curriculum – An Interview with an academic.

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 editor No Comments

We recently asked Dr. Naima Parvin, an academic working at a leading UK university, some questions about ‘THE ONIKET BULLETIN (TOB)’. We wanted to know from her, how can we present TOB as a platform of trust and reliability to the younger generation! How can lecturers and instructors in Bangladesh incorporate TOB into their teaching!…

Education

Inclusive Tourism Development: Balancing Foreign Investment, Local Industry, and the Middle Class

May 7, 2026May 8, 2026 editor 1 Comment

The Bangladeshi government’s stated intent to attract large foreign developers such as Emaar Properties to build international-standard tourism infrastructure reflects an ambition to dramatically upscale the sector’s contribution to GDP, from the current 2–3 percent to a targeted 6–7 percent. From a macroeconomic perspective, this aligns with growth-oriented development policy: tourism is labour-intensive, foreign-exchange earning,…

Economy & Policy Governance