Inclusive Development & Socio-Economic Equity.
Bottom-up growth, poverty reduction and financial inclusion, SME clusters, skills, and the welfare state.
Can Bangladesh Afford to Pay Garment Workers a Basic Wage of 30,000 Taka?
Workers cannot live on 12,500 taka and factories cannot sell a T-shirt at the price a monthly wage of 30,000 taka would require. Factories can pay part of it. The state and buyers must cover the rest
Bengal Delta Conferece: Human Capital and Bangladesh’s Global Competitiveness
Bangladesh must prioritize quality employment featuring living wages and robust labor protections. To boost global competitiveness as artificial intelligence transforms traditional production and job markets, he advocates expanding human-centered services like healthcare while shifting education toward core human strengths such as empathy, creativity, imagination, and interpersonal capabilities. Jyoti Rahman, Chairman of Panam Institute, discusses the […]
What Does the Seemingly Minor Incident of 85 People Being Arrested at a Party Have to Do with Bangladesh’s Economic Crisis?
During the interim government’s tenure, there was a sustained campaign of criticism against Prothom Alo and The Daily Star — some justified, some unjustified — along with calls for the newspapers to be shut down and even attacks on their offices. At the time, many of us argued that instead of attacking newspaper offices, those who […]