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Impact of arsenic contamination in groundwater on poverty and choice of mitigation technology for rural communities in Bangladesh
Research Team: A K Enamul Haque, M. Zakir Hossain Khan and Joyashree Roy Sponsored by: South Asian Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI) The study focuses on arsenic contaminated water in rural areas to understand three main objective. (i) to understand how household utilizes its resources and the condition of poverty when arsenic related illness occurs. (ii) the compensating measures taken by households and community. (iii) analyze precautionary and preventionary measures taken...
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Economics of Rice Residue Burning in the South-West region of Bangladesh
Lead Researcher: Mohammed Ziaul Haider Sponsored by: South Asian Network For Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) The study advocates the short term benefit of rise residue burning for the farmers, despire the fact that it produces carbon emission and burning rise fields adds little or no value to social welfare. This study develops a strategy to manage crop residue for the farmers because using rise residue in household activities like cooking adds...
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Food Prices, Middlemen and Marketing Institutions: Evidence from Bangladesh Survey of Value Chain of Edible Oil markets in Bangladesh
Team leader: Mohammed Helal Uddin Sponsored by: The World Bank Group
What to expect from the upcoming budget
Wahiduddin Mahmud, The Daily Star, Published: May 28, 2017 The upcoming budget for 2017-18 will cover the last full financial year before the general elections. There will inevitably be some elements of populism, which is not always bad since political incentives sometimes coincide with genuine public interests; but this budget also provides a chance for the government to be seen to consolidate the economic achievements that are claimed to have...
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Publications
Selected Issues on Personal Income and Property Taxes: Proposals to increase government revenue
A Framework to Assess Digital Transformation in a Technologically Less-Developed Country: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh
Training Need Assessment for the Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Eco-System Development (DEIEDP)