Browsing BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) by Title

The savings and growth nexus in Bangladesh

Rahman, Sultan Hafeez; Pabon, Md. Nahid Ferdous (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2021-09)

The paper investigates the causal relationship between Bangladesh’s gross domestic savings (GDS) and gross domestic product (GDP). Using yearly time series data from 1980 to 2018, we employ two short-run and one long-run ...

The savings and growth nexus in Bangladesh

Rahman, Dr. Sultan Hafeez; Hafeez, Dr. Sultan (BIGD, 2021-09)

The paper investigates the causal relationship between Bangladesh’s gross domestic savings (GDS) and gross domestic product (GDP) in the years 1980 to 2018. Using yearly time series data from the period, the authors employ ...

Scandex (BD)Limited Standard Operating Procedure of Garments Industry

Khan, Kayoum (Brac University, 2021-05-25)

An internship report is prepared based on the study of Scandex (BD) Limited (SBDL). The topic of this study is Standard Operating Procedure of Garments Industry. An internship report on this topic is done under the ...

School to work transition: Employment and expectations of former madrasa students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Ahmed, Md. Shakil; Arman, Mohammad Raied; Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Rahman, Nuzaba Tahreen (Elsevier, 2024-04)

We document the dynamics of the school-to-work transition of former madrasa students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – the host community of the Rohingya refugees. We conduct a phone survey using a respondent-driven sampling ...

Scope and approaches of integrating sustainability issues in public procurement process for sustainable development of Bangladesh

Achieving sustainable development is one of the challenges of Bangladesh in its attempt to attain the middle-income country status by 2021. Recognising the strategic importance of public procurement, the study seeks to ...

Scope and challenges of introducing sustainable procurement in Power grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB Ltd.)

Ashraf, Sadat Bin (BRAC University, 2016-12-04)

Sustainable purchasing is a growing global trend. Increasingly businesses, governments, non-profits and other organizations are integrating social and environmental objectives into the purchasing process as a means to ...

Scope and performance of standing committees of Union Parishad : a case study of two upazillas

Rahman, Razwanur (BRAC University, 2008-11)

Union Parishad (UP) is the oldest Local Government institution in our country. Over the years, the organisation has changed its structure a number of times in order to make it more people-oriented and responsive to poverty ...

Scope and practices of sustainable procurement in Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh: A case study on Rupganj Upazila, Narayanganj

Sharmin, Surayia (Brac University, 2022-09)

Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) is a process by which government of the country seek to achieve the appropriate balance between the three pillars of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental - ...

Scopes and challenges Of sustainable procurement In Public Works Department (PWD), Bangladesh

Hoque, Md. Mosta Gausul; Brac Institute of Governance and Development, Brac University (Brac University, 2018-11)

Sustainability is a major concern these days whenever we are making a purchase or procurement. This is a global issue and having Sustainable Development Goals ahead of us, everyone would like to consider social, environmental ...

Sea level rise and coastal flooding in urban area: the case of Chittagong City Corporation

Arafat, S. M. Gubair Bin (BRAC University, 2015-10)

Sea level rise differs among coasts across the globe due to inherent differences in physical settings and human activities. Projection on relative changes in the sea level is important to understand the possible impacts ...

Security and development - are they two sides of the same coin? Investigating India's two-pronged policy towards left wing extremism

Basu, Ipshita

In this article, I investigate India's two-pronged policy approach, which combines security and development intervention to address the root cause and symptoms of left wing extremism. While the two policy sets are meant ...

Self-perceived health of ultra poor women: The effect of an inclusive development intervention

Prakash, Vivek A.; Rana, AKM Masud (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division and Aga Khan Foundation Canada, 2006-03)

In 2002, BRAC launched a targeted and comprehensive development program called Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/TUP) aimed at the poorest of the poor, who have often been ...

Sensitizing communities to eliminate discrimination and violence against women: An assessment of Brac’s intervention

Alim, Md. Abdul; Ali, Rumana (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2012-06)

The project titled "Sensitizing communities on CEDAW" was a part of the Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL) program implemented in Gazipur to sensitize people about CEDAW to prevent violence against women and sexual ...

Sentiment of Bangladeshi residents toward Covid-19 lockdowns: Qualitative analyses of open-ended responses in a large panel survey

Collins, Daryl; Moore, Derry; Battula, Pravarakya Reddy; Faruk, Avinno (BIGD, 2022-11)

This paper explores the public sentiment of Bangladeshi residents concerning the lockdowns imposed by the Bangladeshi government in 2021 in response to COVID-19. Through open-ended question design and analyses of natural ...

Sharique : local governance program in Rajshahi and Sunamganj

Institute of Governance Studies (BRAC University, 2009)

Short- and long-run growth effects of fiscal policy in Bangladesh

Rahman, Sultan Hafeez; Hossain Siddiquee, Muhammad Shahadat (Springer Link, 2022-09-01)

The potential interactions between government expenditure, taxation and growth are complex and manifold and thus, it gives rise to a constant debate about the growth-effectiveness of the fiscal policy, especially in ...

Skill and Experience gained through working in a NGOs and the project of the “Emergency shelter assistance for the most vulnerable households affected by cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh at Kutubdia Upazila in Cox’s Bazar”

Uddin, Mohammad Saleh (BRAC University, 2016-12-01)

This is a report of a graduate internship program instituted by BRAC University with the aim of exposing Masters Students of employment world to gain experience and sharpen their employability skills before the completion ...