Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD): Recent submissions
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Procurement risk management in digital entrepreneurship and ecosystem development (DEIED) project (a World Bank funded project)
(Brac University, 2022-04)Public procurement is one of the government activities most vulnerable to corruption. In addition to the volume of transactions and the financial interests at stake, corruption risks are exacerbated by the complexity of ... -
International migration and the religious schooling of children in the home country: Evidence from Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2022-07-09)This paper investigates whether international migration increases the religious schooling of children in the home country. I find that migration by a household member from Bangladesh to a Muslim-majority country increases ... -
Labour market outcomes and child marriage: Evidence from BRAC's skills training programme
(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 ... -
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare among people with disabilities: Evidence from six low- and middle-income countries
(BMC, 2023-08-31)Background The pandemic has placed considerable strain on health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), leading to reductions in the availability of routine health services. Emerging evidence ... -
Economic recovery of the new poor created by COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-11-06)The COVID-19 shock resulted in a large number of people becoming newly poor in Bangladesh, for whom recovery was slow and difficult. In response, BRAC implemented a nationwide program – credit, business planning support, ... -
The impact of entrepreneurship training and credit on the labour market outcomes of disadvantaged young people
(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 ... -
School to work transition: Employment and expectations of former madrasa students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
(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 ... -
Food security in rural Bangladesh: A comparative study of scientific and grassroots perceptions
(Sage Journals, 2024-03-29)The literature provides a comprehensive understanding of the scientific definition of food security in terms of its conceptual meaning, measurement and analysis. However, this definition contrasts significantly with the ... -
Procurement management is a challenge of project management: a study on department of social services, ministry of social welfare
(Brac University, 2023-10)This dissertation provides an in-depth assessment of the procurement management difficulties in the context of project execution, with a specific focus on Bangladesh's Department of Social Services (DSS) under the Ministry ... -
The impact of sustainable procurement impact in supply performance and environmental outcomes
(Brac University, 2023-08)Procurement is concerned with the identification and acquisition of materials, goods and services needed by an organization to support its operational activities towards the achievement of its corporate objectives. Procurement ... -
Globalising Southern approaches to reducing extreme poverty: Policy adoption of BRAC’s targeting the ultra poor graduation program
(Taylor and Francis, 2024-03-30)This paper explores how BRAC’s Targeting the Ultra Poor graduation program was globally adopted as a successful pathway for extremely poor households to build sustainable livelihoods and improve their conditions. It explores ... -
Prospects & challenges of sustainable procurement in Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority
(Brac University, 2023-03)Public procurement is one of the government activities where most of the expense occur. Public institutions as well as state-owned enterprises need to procure goods, services and works to carry out their responsibilities ... -
The strategy of import cost minimization of Akij Ceramics Limited through SCM implementation
(Brac University, 2023-09)In order to ensure the research was conducted with honesty and transparency; as well as to avoid harming any participants, the thesis was regulated by the following ethical considerations: ● Participants could withdraw ... -
Preventing student drop out through supply chain management process: a focus on Directorate of Primary Education, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2023-10)" The supply chain management process of the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) to prevent student dropout from the primary education level helps to maintain peace and order in the society. Preventing student dropout ... -
Supply chain of automotive industry in Bangladesh: feasibility and sustainability with BoP.
(Brac University, 2023-08)Bangladesh has got independence in the year of 1971. Almost 52 years are passing, but we are still using Japanese used car which is called recondition vehicle. It is high time to think about using locally manufacturer ... -
Contract management of Dhaka city neighborhood upgrading project on physical progress tracking by Microsoft project software
(Brac University, 2023-10)This study details the Contract Management of the Dhaka City Neighborhood Upgrading Project (DCNUP) based on the physical progress tracking by Design, Supervision and Monitoring (DSM) consultant through Microsoft Project ... -
Sustainable procurement in the RMG sector of Bangladesh: a focus on ethical practices & environmental impact
(Brac University, 2023-10)"Sustainable procurement involves purchasing environmentally preferable products and services. This study focuses on sustainable Procurement Practices (SPP) in the ready-made garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh, examining ... -
How procurement become sustainable for Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project (AMISDP), Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) under Ministry of Agriculture
(Brac University, 2023-12)This thesis focuses on the development of sustainable procurement strategies for the Agro-Meteorological Information Systems Development Project (AMISDP) in the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) under the Ministry ... -
Improvement of warehouse & distribution management
(Brac University, 2022-10)The main purpose of this research report to identify the system loss & time loss in warehouse & products distribution. Also come with some verifiable solution to fix it. I am very thankful that I have come up with some ... -
Supply chain process in Meena Bazar: a focus on demand forecasting, inventory management, and reverse and return logistics
(Brac University, 2023-10)The practicum is all about the supply chain process at Meena Bazar and the new theories or methods that have been tried to implement to observe new horizons of the overall supply chain management. Among Bangladesh's biggest ...