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Envoy Textiles Limited: A drive to green transition
(Brac University, 2022-04)
Envoy Textiles Limited (ETL) is one of Bangladesh's rising green textile factories and was the
world's first LEED Platinum textile denim manufacturer in 2016. In 2021, ETL exported
45,509,446 tonnes of yarn, fabric, ...
Improving personal income tax compliance in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-02)
This paper aims to examine the current scenario of personal income tax in Bangladesh and
ways to improve the compliance behavior of the potential and eligible taxpayers of the
country. In order to conduct the survey, a ...
Role of procurement to achieve the sustainable development of rural infrastructure
(Brac University, 2020-11)
The report is motivated by the rural infrastructure development in Bangladesh, especially the
benefit of implementing sustainable procurement. As all we know that, infrastructure
development generates several negative ...
The moral and political economy of the pandemic in Bangladesh: Weak states and strong societies during COVID-19
(Elsevier, 2021-01)
As the Covid-19 pandemic spread in 2020, the government of Bangladesh ordered a lockdown and promised a program of relief. Citizens complied at first, but soon returned to economic and social life; relief proved slow and ...
Exploring the challenges of the implementation of public health directives that Bangladesh faced during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Brac University, 2021-12)
Before the identification of the first case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh (on March 8th, 2020), the healthcare system of Bangladesh was already struggling with multiple challenges and limitations. Therefore, with a weaker ...
Coping strategies of the local farmers in changing crop patterns of disaster prone area of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-02)
In the Bangladesh economy the agriculture sector plays a crucial role throughout contributing to
GDP, creating employment, living conditions and alleviating poverty. However various natural
hazards, including the climate ...
Do poor people’s dreams ever come true? Educational Aspirations and Lived Realities in Urban Slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2022-02)
Bangladesh has made progress in advancing adolescent girls’ education, but there remain substantial evidence gaps around age and gender differences in motivations, retention, and access to education for adolescents living ...
Prospects of eco-tourism in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-02)
Tourism is an emerging sector for Bangladesh. It is one of the most growing industries all
over the world which can play a significant role for the development of Bangladesh economy
that generates foreign currency. ...
Estimating catastrophic costs due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Bangladesh
(Atlantis Press, 2020-06-07)
To eliminate TB from the country by the year 2030, the Bangladesh National Tuberculosis (TB) Program is providing free treatment to the TB patients since 1993. However, the patients are still to make Out-of-their Pocket ...
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 ...