Browsing Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) by Author "Rahman, Atiya"
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Bangladesh and Covid-19: Reversals and resilience
Rahman, Atiya; Jahan, Nusrat; Matin, Imran; Rahman, Hossain Zillur (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-07-27)This article examines two primary data sets to identify the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on different sectors and vulnerable populations in Bangladesh. It attempts to identify how the trends in sectors such as agriculture, ... -
Dipta Garments Limited. (DIRD Group) HRM & Compliance, Production, IE, Merchandising and Commercial
Hossain, Md. Shorif (Brac University, 2021-05)My internship program is from 6 th February, 2021 to 6 th May, 2021 and covered 576 hours. In this time I have gathered practical idea about different department & factory of Dipta Garments Ltd. It is one of the largest ... -
A good mix against ultra-poverty? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Bangladesh
Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan (Wiley Online Library, 2021-07-13)Published in the Review of Developmental Economics, the existing evidence from the article shows that programs that provide grants to productive assets along with training to very poor women increase labor supply, earnings, ... -
Graduation approach to poverty reduction in the humanitarian context: Evidence from Bangladesh
Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Nisat, Rafia; Das, Narayan (Wiley, 2023-01-18)Increasing forcibly displaced populations worldwide are adversely affecting the poorest host communities' livelihoods. Livelihood programmes can reduce this tension by addressing host communities' skills and capital ... -
How sustainable are the impacts of vocational training?: Evidence from BRAC’s intervention
Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Rahman, Rehnuma; Samadder, Zion Rabbi (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2018-06)In Bangladesh, the school dropout rates at both the primary and secondary level are quite high. Majority of the school dropout children end up unemployed or in low-quality jobs. Hence, training programs can be a potential ... -
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh
Islam, Asadul; Rahman, Atiya; Nisat, Rafia (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), 2020-12)Like other economic players, the novel pandemic severely hit small businesses—the larger source of growth and employment but also the most vulnerable sector—by disrupting national and international business networks, supply ... -
The impact of entrepreneurship training and credit on the labour market outcomes of disadvantaged young people
Khan, Tahsina Naz; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan; N. Hossain, Marzuk A.; Rahman, Atiya; Tabassum, Asma (Taylor and Francis, 2024-02-23)This paper estimates the impact of a program providing classroom and on-the-job entrepreneurship training followed by the provision of a loan to disadvantaged youth. We find that the program increases employment by seven ... -
Labour market outcomes and child marriage: Evidence from BRAC's skills training programme
Rahman, Atiya; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Rahman, Rehnuma (Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2023-05)Inadequate employment opportunities and child marriage are major challenges for female adolescents in many developing countries. Using panel data on a group of 14-18-year-old Bangladeshi adolescents receiving vocational ... -
Livelihood of slum-dwellers: Findings from baseline survey of ultra-poor program
Jimi, Nurat Abedin; Rahman, Atiya; Ahmad, Sibbir; Ara, Jinnat; Bhattacharjee, Anindita (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2016-07)The groundbreaking program of BRAC titled “Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction-Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR-TUP)” commenced in 2002 with the intention to meet the challenge to reach and help the ultra-poor. ... -
Need assessment of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals
Shatil, Tanvir; Saha, Polin Kumar; Rahman, Atiya (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2017-08)There has been a continued influx of the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) across the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar since 25 August 2017. As a consequence, the large numbers of people (FDMN) have unexpectedly ... -
Recovery with distress: Unpacking COVID-19 impact on livelihoods and poverty in Bangladesh
Rahman, Hossain Zillur; Rahman, Atiya; Islam, Md. Saiful; Faruk, Avinno; Matin, Imran; Wazed, Mohammad Abdul; Zillur, Umama (United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2022-02)The social and economic impact of COVID-19 has been deep, wide-ranging, and multi dimensional. While anecdotal evidence of distress among the poor, particularly those with informal occupations, has been widespread, ... -
Unique Designers Limited “Knitwear Industry Management” in RMG: An analysis for Unique Designers Limited
Akter, Yesmin (Brac University, 2021-05-25)This report is all about Knitwear Industry Management. The objective of this internship program is to learn practical operating skills of the industry also practice & apply what we had learned during the PGD-KIM course. ...