Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
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Realizing the need for research-based evidence and insights to support continuous innovation and improvement in contemporary public policy and management, BRAC University established the ‘Centre for Governance Studies’ in 2005. Later in 2007, the center was upgraded to the ‘Institute of Governance Studies (IGS) as a pioneering governance research institute in Bangladesh. Alongside research on important governance issues, IGS started offering post-graduate degrees and professional trainings.
In 2008, BRAC University established BRAC Development Institute (BDI) for promoting research and generating knowledge on practical solutions to issues of poverty, inequity, gender, and social justice.
But development is inextricably linked to governance. We cannot achieve sustainable development outcomes without solving relevant governance challenges. Conversely, the focus of governance improvement should be on making development outcomes efficient, effective, and equitable. So, in 2013, the two prestigious institutes, IGS and BDI, were merged into BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) to transform the institute into a regional centre for research on governance and development; to provide a space for academics and practitioners to come together to raise critical questions around governance and development; to provide lessons on good practices; and to advocate for pro-poor policies.
By influencing policy and practice using rigorous research and by building fit-for-purpose capabilities through quality academic programmes, BIGD aims to promote innovation and improvement in governance and development processes, leading to a just and prosperous society.
Over the years, BIGD has developed extensive experience in four thematic areas—economic development and growth, gender and social transformation, governance and politics, and urban development.
BIGD has a special focus on identifying solutions to successful scaleup of policy interventions and development programmes because, efficient, effective, and equitable scale up of interventions/ programmes, even when based on sensible policies and sound theories, is frequently thwarted by major implementation constraints, leading to waste of resources without achieving the intended outcomes.
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Scope and practices of sustainable procurement in Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh: A case study on Rupganj Upazila, Narayanganj
(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 - ... -
Forest Governance at the Local Level: A study on Social Forestry Institutions in Dhaka Forest Division, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2008-11)Since early 80s Social Forestry has achieved special focus in Bangladesh forestry sector. It has brought a significant shift in forest management through bringing both the conservation of forest reserves and poverty ... -
Business opportunity of Ifad homecare in toiletries and cosmetics industry
(Brac University, 2022-10)Diversity is being observed in the business industry of Bangladesh on the way to being considered a middle-income country. Due to its continuity, the business scope of the cosmetics and the cosmetics industry is also ... -
Sustainable Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Ha-Meem Group
(Brac University, 2022-08)Bangladesh is the world's second-largest exporter of ready-made clothing (RMG) and Ha The Ha-Meem group is proud to be the nation's top maker of RMGs. As on 2021, the “yearly turnover” of the industry was USD 550 with ... -
Cost efficiency in Supply Chain Management: A case on Lite Electronics Ltd.
(Brac University, 2022-07)This practicum report has been prepared based on my 6 months project work which I successfully completed at ‘Lite Electronics Ltd.’, a sister concern of ‘Edison Group’ from February 2022 to July 2022 as a requirement ... -
Supply Chain Management of Ha-Meem Group
(Brac University, 2022-04)In Bangladesh, ready-made garments (RMG) represents a big opportunity, especially for export. Readymade garments account for over 80% of total exports in our country. In addition, the garment industry is a tremendous ... -
Five Trends in Supply Chain Management that can make SMEs and F-Commerce more competitive: A perspective of fashion tunnel
(Brac University, 2022-05)As the world changes rapidly and embraces new processes and technologies, businesses must ensure proper supply chain management. Agile supply chain management enables businesses to be highly responsive to a rapidly ... -
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, ... -
Supply Chain Management System of Joint Venture Medical Industry (JMI) Group
(Brac University, 2021-08)Joint Venture Medical Industry (JMI Group) is the most inspiring and fast developing companies in Bangladesh. The first name of JMI Group is JMI Bangla Company Ltd (later it was renamed as JMI Syringes & Medical Devices ... -
Building local capacity for effective and sustainable local partnership: a path towards sustainable development
(Brac University, 2021-01)Local organizations play a vital role in identifying solutions for the local challenges, from humanitarian needs to private sector development, and even beyond those areas such as socioeconomic aspect of a country. One of ... -
E-governance for the betterment of local governance in Afghanistan
(Brac University, 2016-10)E-Government is widely recognized as a successful tool for service delivery in both developing and developed countries, and it is recognized as a good means to achieve good governance by all developed countries in general ... -
Return and reintegration experience of Bangladeshi domestic migrant workers during Covid-19 pandemic
(Brac University, 2021-12)Many Bangladeshi female domestic migrant workers working abroad returned home during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were many causes for the return of these migrant domestic women workers. Short-term and long-term challenges ... -
Women migration in Bangladesh: returnee migrants and re-migration challenges during COVID-19
(Brac University, 2021-12)In Bangladesh, women mostly migrate as unskilled domestic worker and a small number of semi-skilled and skilled women workers migrate to other work sectors. Unskilled migrant workers face vulnerability during any crisis ... -
The COVID 19 implication on plastic pollution in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-12)Bangladesh has one of the world's highest population densities. The country was just named one of the world's most polluted emerging countries. Despite its poor air quality, the country's overall environmental situation ... -
Covid-19: digital divide and its impact on the educational lives of the secondary students in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-01)Ever since the widespread use of ICT, the digital divide has been prominent across different socioeconomic groups and gender in Bangladesh (Zahan, 2021). Moreover, the digital platform being the only medium to study during ... -
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 ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on the migrant remittance flow of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-12)This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh's migrant remittances, based on the highest remittance received during the pandemic, with in-depth interviews with key informants to explore various explanations, ... -
Socio-economic constraints in re-entering the labour market during COVID-19 crisis and the resilience of female workers living in urban informal settlements
(Brac University, 2021-12)COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted women globally, especially their livelihoods. In Bangladesh, female workers in the informal sector not only lost their livelihoods at a higher rate compared to their male counterparts ... -
Impact of COVID 19 on Bangladesh's environment and climate change trajectory and SDGs goals
(Brac University, 2021-12)Human activities have long impacted the earth’s environment and climate. Whereas environmental impacts have been a part of policy concern for some decades, climate change (CC) concerns are a more recent phenomenon and have ... -
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 ...
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