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Pandemic, returned female migrants and the question of reintegration: precariousness and possibilities
(Brac University, 2022-01)COVID-19 has made life even more precarious for Bangladeshi female migrant workers. During the pandemic, they faced unfair treatments, wage theft, and other forms of exploitation in the host countries. A large number of ... -
Paradigm shift or business as usual? workers’ views on multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-02-24)The scale of the tragedy at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, in which more than 1,000 garment factory workers died when the building collapsed in April 2013, galvanized a range of stakeholders to take action to prevent future ... -
Paradox of change in women’s capabilities: Case of two villages in Bangladesh
(BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2016-08)The paper seeks to understand why women’s capabilities and outcomes significantly vary in two apparently similar contexts characterized by prosperity, international migration and religiosity. By analyzing the data from two ... -
Participation of women in procurement/supply chain profession in Bangladeshi development organizations
(BRAC University, 2016-07-16)Although the survey findings, expert interviews and secondary data do not substantially prove that there is sufficient participation of women in procurement/supply chain profession in Bangladeshi development organizations, ... -
Participatory democracy in grass root level : the pattern of participation in Election of three Unions of Chittagong Hill Tracts
(BRAC University, 2014-11)Participatory democracy situates by this concept that, every citizen is political actor and participation in election is political right of a citizen. Participatory democracy is crucial for empowerment of marginal people. ... -
Participatory environmental governance and climate change adaptation: mainstreaming of tidal river management in South-West Bangladesh
Climate change as a human-induced phenomenon in one hand and the government to governance shift on the other, participatory environmental governance involving wider and deeper participation of civil society in environmental ... -
Pathway and interaction analysis of IMCHA Model: An initiative of implementation research in Uganda and South Sudan
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2021)The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative implemented research to improve maternal, newborn and child health and adopted a research model that was composed of: Principal Investigator of an ... -
Pathways out of ultra-poverty: A mixed methods assessment of layered interventions in coastal Bangladesh
(Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2022-07)Studies suggest impoverishment in Bangladesh has been driven by climate-change-related shocks, ill-health and healthcare expenses, poor access to agricultural markets and services, and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. ... -
People's particiopation in development process through decentralization local government
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Performance evaluation and challenges for implementing e-GP : a case of roads & highways department, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2015-05)This public Procurement is an influential factor in the national economy and an important function of government. e-GP was implemented in RHD for ensuring transparency and accountability in procurement which in turns ... -
Performance evaluation of the Secondary Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project (STWSSP)
(BRAC University, 2014)The Secondary Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project was approved by the Asian Development Bank on 26 October 2006 for a total amount of $71.1 million. The Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) under the ... -
Performance measurement of Public Works Department on the basis of Key Performance Indicator regarding compliance to PPA (2006) & PPR (2008): case study on construction of Bangladesh Television Bhaban (BTV) at Rampura, Dhaka.
(BRAC University, 2016-09)The four most essential things to be ensured in public procurement are transparency, accountability, equitable treatment and free & fair competition. In Bangladesh, these could not be ensured earlier due to absence of ... -
Performance of EPZs in Bangladesh: special focus on backward linkages
(BRAC University, 2004-07)Export Processing Zone (EPZ) has turned out to be a widely used instrument of export expansion and outward orientation by developing countries. These zones are established, often as enclaves, to attract foreign investment ... -
Performance of microcredit towards empowerment of women – a case study of saving and credit cooperatives in bardiya district of Nepal
(Brac University, 2018-10)Microcredit has often been seen as an important means of empowering women. A study was conducted in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal to explore impact of microcredits in women’s empowerment. A total of 32 women ... -
Performance of public works department in procurement activity compliance to PPA-2006, & PPR -2008
(BRAC University, 2016-09)Transparency, efficiency, accountability, competitiveness, equitable treatment and free & fair competition are essential to be ensured in the procurement using public funds. In Bangladesh, these could not be ensured ... -
Performance-Based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) under Second Bangladesh Rural Transport Improvement Project (RTIP-II): lessons learned and way forward
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-07)Performance-Based Maintenance Contract is a new and innovative approach of road maintenance in Bangladesh. This is a cost-effective and time-saving initiative to keep rural roads in optimal riding condition during every ... -
The planning of housing in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008-06)Being an agro based deltaic country, Bangladesh is one of the most land-scarce countries in the world. Though the National Land Utilization Policy has emphasized `family based land ceiling for rural housing' and rural model ... -
The political economy of domestic tax reform in Bangladesh: political settlements, informal institutions and the negotiation of reform
This paper explains the persistence of a tax system characterised by low revenue collection and extensive informality in Bangladesh. It combines analysis of long-term formal and informal institutions and of micro-level ... -
The political economy of the landscape of trade unions in Bangladesh: The case of the RMG sector
(BIGD, 2022-07)The paper explores the political economy landscape of trade unionism in Bangladesh. The focus is on the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector, where trade unions (TU) are highly salient and relatively more operational because ...
