greenfield investments and industrial development.Bangladesh has one of the world's most cost competitive, sizeable supply of … find themselves in vulnerable employment.The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority Act of 1980 was aimed to boost … industrialization and job creation through the promotion of trade and investment and it has had some success.The Act led to the …

competitors in the global textile and apparel markets (such as Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Kenya) and comparing their SEZ regimes for …

female labor force participation in Bangladesh. The note presents a brief overview of the status and dynamics of female labor … force participation in Bangladesh, along with a discussion of underlying causes. It identifies potential areas for …

The rural economy in Bangladesh has been a powerful source of economic growth and has substantially reduced poverty …, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh are an underexplored …

This summary report presents the findings of the Bangladesh WASH Poverty Diagnostic (BWPD) study led by the World Bank … offering recommendations for moving Bangladesh's WASH sector forward …

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Owing to its low-lying topography, dense river … most severe of these hazards. A key focus for improving disaster preparedness and early warning systems in Bangladesh is … for tropical cyclone forecast used by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the main government agency …

In order to address the large and growing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden, Bangladesh's public health system … type-2 diabetes as a cost-driving NCD, in order to determine the continuum of care for chronic NCDs in Bangladesh. This is … models of NCD/chronic care in Bangladesh and elsewhere. Based on the evidence reviewed and analyses conducted, the report …