Weekly Bangladesh Policy Outlook: Analysis, Truth, Debate.
This article examines how slums in Bangladesh’s major metropolitan areas, such as Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet, affect the social welfare and social harmony of those cities. It looks at both the strains slums create and the contributions their residents make, and it suggests how policy can turn a source of division into a…
A two-day photo exhibition titled Rising Hills, Beyond the Frame recently opened at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, displaying images of daily life, economic hardship, and resilience among indigenous communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Organised by the Manusher Jonno Foundation, it brought together participants from the United Nations Development Programme, UN Women, the European Union…
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A Demographic Shift That Demands Attention Bangladesh is entering a demographic transition that requires urgent attention. Around ten percent of its population (nearly sixteen million people) is now aged sixty or older. By 2050, senior citizens are expected to make up more than twenty percent of the population, exceeding thirty-five million people. Yet the country…
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