Child Labour and Schooling in Bangladesh Insights from data and evidence Sajjad Zohir, Susmita Dutta, Siddiqur Rahman and Wasama Ahmed Khan In the past two decades, Bangladesh experienced a substantial reduction in the prevalence of child labour, associated with improvements in school enrolment and completion. Despite progress, child labour persists in the country, also driven by household earning losses and school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report addresses...
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Sajjad Zohir In association with M.A. Sattar Mandal, Nityananda Chakravorty and Mutasim Billah Mubde Abstract: Historically, large investments, once resources are mobilized, is less of a concern than the difficulties faced in ensuring operation and maintenance (O&M). The adverse implications of poor O&M, of coastal embankments and the smaller infrastructures inside the catchment areas, are very significant. This paper focuses on coastal Polders and identifies the prerequisites for sustainable...
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Economic Research Group has recently completed a study titled “Human Resource Development for Scaling up IT/ITES Firms, and Leveraging Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovations-An Assessment of Training Needs“. The overarching objective of this study was to recommend ways to scale up IT/ITES firms and leverage digital entrepreneurship and startups through skill development. To address this issue, the study reviewed the growth models of IT/ITES firms to highlight the role of skill...
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Primary & Secondary Schooling in Bangladesh – A Framework to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 Research Team: Dr. Sajjad Zohir and Wasama A Khan Webinar presentation on 10 April 2021 organized by Economic Research Group