A General Scenario of external resource flow to Bangladesh
Region: BangladeshExternal assistance has played a vital role in the economic development of Bangladesh, assisting in bridging the internal gap (savings-investment gap) and external gap (export-import gap). The costs, risk... more
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where the money goes?
Region: Bangladeshwhere the money goes? In the global context, the studies suggest that, predictably, there are three factors that are unduly burdening many budgets: defense spending, debt payments and untargeted subsidies. The total mili... more
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Debt Profile: Bangladesh
Region: BangladeshDebt Profile: Bangladesh Government or public debt in Bangladesh consists of domestic and external debt. External Debt is directly linked to borrowing from bilateral and multilateral institutions for project funding throu... more
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Bangladesh : MDGs and public spending on Essential Services
Region: BangladeshMDGs and public spending on Essential Services Public spending on Essential Services (ES) is crucial to achieving MDG targets for Bangladesh. Spending on education, health and water-sanitation are seemed to be directly li... more
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Bangladesh: State obligation to provide Essential services
Region: BangladeshBangladesh: State obligation to provide ES The commitment and obligation of the state to provide basic services to its citizens is enshrined in the constitution of Bangladesh. The Constitution mandates that: "it shall be ... more
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Bangladesh paying External Debt at the Cost of Essential Services
Region: Bangladesh
Developing human capabilities is regarded both as an end and a means of development. Capabilities related to nutrition, health and education are of special importance. For example, literacy and education (especially femal... more
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Bangladesh: Not on Track to Achieving MDG's Without Debt Relief
Region: Bangladesh
Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in terms of economic growth and yearly per capita income. Per capita GNI recently crossed the USD $500 mark and is forecasted to continue to rise. Growth has stabilized at just over... more
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National Elections and Removal of Emergency
Region: BangladeshDuring its first-round dialogue with the Caretaker Government CPB has demanded that the promise to conduct free and fair national elections and the handing over power to the elected govt. before the end of 2008 be fulfille... more
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Communal Forces Try to Create Anarchy
Region: Bangladesh
The communal and religious fundamentalist forces have taken to the streets and precipitated an anarchic situation in the country. Starting from early March they have raised hue and cry over a framed up allegation that the ... more
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CPB Raises Voice Against Food Crisis
Region: BangladeshOver the past year prices of daily essentials has been rising uninterruptedly and at an accelerating rate. In come of common people, specially of the common people, have remained static. Rather it has decreased for many du... more
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Razu Ahmed is a Bangladeshi journalist has been engaged in media 2000 when he was a student of Bengali literature in the university of Dhaka. After having completed his schooling he had chosen journalism as his profession. Now he is working for Boishakhi TV (A Bengali TV Chennel) as an Economic Reporter. Before this he was working for The Daily Ajker Kagoj as an Economic Reporter since 1st September 2003 to 20th September 2007. He was also worked with Weekly Ekota, the Weekly 2000 and Weekly Khaborer Kagoj. He have written various articles about different topics Such as trade, economic issues, environment, history, biodiversity, gender and international affairs.
The core areas of his professional interests include Poverty, trade, macro economy and related issues. As a Panos South Asia Fellow, he has done research on poverty reduction strategy and PRSP of Bangladesh.
Razu ahmed hails from Village Kajirgaon under Loyhajong of Munshigonj district. He has completed various workshop and training on Journalism, trade and economic issues.
For professional reason he has visited Hong Kong.
He is a member of Dhaka reporters unity.
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