Green industrialisation as part of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a precondition for sustainable and inclusive growth and is closely related to the following goals: Goal -7 “Clean energy for everyone”: Secure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy fo

Bangladesh is set to suffer in the long run from severe impacts of climate change, particularly increased flooding related to sea-level rise and storm surges. The current floods and heat waves are a harbinger of worse climatic conditions. As a remedial measure, the country is planning to cut off th

If we have a chance to visit the low-income group vicinities of Dhaka city or of any metropolitan areas of Bangladesh, we will find that vulnerable people from across the country are residing there in poor and sub-human conditions. The shared shanties or shelters have place enough to lie down onl

The issue concerning the effect of fiscal policy on growth is quite old. However, recently the extent to which fiscal policy affect growth has attracted both theoretical and empirical debate especially in the developing countries due to budget deficits, existing governance issues and their aspirati

Human excreta persist to be a taboo issue, even when poor sanitation costs the world USD 260 billion annually and 1.5 million child deaths. Over 2.4 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation and a billion people worldwide still practice open defecation. Another estimate indicates tha

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bangladesh dates back to 1984 soon after enactment of the 1980 Foreign Private Investment Act. FDI is a major source of capital formation and a mechanism aiding knowledge transfer. There arises a question as to why we are not doing well despite a sta