Documents & Reports
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Bangladesh social protection and labor review : towards smart social protection and jobs for the poor (English)
Over the past decade, Bangladesh has achieved strong economic growth and impressive poverty reduction. The country’s great strides in human development, reflected in the lowered fertility rate, improved...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 108548 Document Date: March 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cho,Yoonyoung
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Climate and disaster resilience of greater Dhaka area : a micro level analysis (English)
Megacity Dhaka encounters various kinds of natural disasters quite frequently owing to its geographical location and a number of other physical and environmental conditions including low topography, land...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 101066 Document Date: November 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Bangladesh - Poverty assessment : assessing a decade of progress in reducing poverty, 2000-2010 (English)
The purpose of this report is to document some of the aforementioned achievements over the 2000-2010 decade and to illustrate their collective impact on poverty in Bangladesh. Analysis is undertaken to...
Document Type: Poverty Assessment Report No.: 78559 Document Date: June 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ahmed,Faizuddin,Gimenez Duarte,Lea R.,Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell,Sharif,Iffath Anwar
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Consolidating and accelerating exports in Bangladesh (English)
Bangladesh sixth five year plan underscores the importance of exports for dynamism in the manufacturing sector and provision of high productivity and high income jobs. Indeed, faster export growth will...
Report No.: 70845 Document Date: June 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Basher,Md. Abul,Kathuria,Sanjay,Moorty,Lalita M.
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The cost of adapting to extreme weather events in a changing climate (English)
Bangladesh is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world. Situated in the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM) rivers, the country is exposed to a range of river and rainwater...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 67845 Document Date: December 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Adams,Norma,Dasgupta,Susmita,Sarraf,Maria
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Secondary school madrasas in Bangladesh : incidence, quality, and implications for reform (English)
This report presents findings from the first ever comprehensive survey to document the incidence and quality of secondary madrasas in Bangladesh. Analysis also draws upon other publicly available administrative...
Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 56600 Document Date: March 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Al-Zayed,Syed Rashed,Asadullah,M Niaz,Chaudhury,Nazmul
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Poverty assessment for Bangladesh : creating opportunities and bridging the East-West divide (English)
Bangladesh has made good progress in reducing poverty over the past decade despite the series of external shocks which have routinely affected the country. Poverty fell from 49 percent in 2000 to 40 percent...
Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 73147 Document Date: October 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Narayan,Ambar,Zaman,Hassan
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Harnessing competitiveness for stronger inclusive growth : Bangladesh second investment climate assessment (English)
Bangladesh has recorded impressive economic and social gains since the 1990s. Recent growth has been at levels close to six percent. The country has doubled per capita growth and taken large strides toward...
Document Type: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) Report No.: 56635 Document Date: October 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alam,G. M. Khurshid,Fernandes,Ana Margarida,Hye,Syed Abul Kamal Md Abdul,Islam,Syed Estem Dadul,Nenova,Tatiana,Rahman,Aneeka,Shilpi,Forhad J.,Sur,Mona
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Education for all in Bangladesh : where does Bangladesh stand in achieving the EFA goals by 2015? (English)
This report attempts to take stock of where Bangladesh stands in achieving the Education For All (EFA) goals and to suggest policy recommendations that could help towards meeting them by 2015. Among the...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 47765 Document Date: April 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lhazom,Pema,Al-Zayed,Syed Rashed,Sarr,Leopold Remi
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Public and private sector approaches to improving pharmaceutical quality in Bangladesh (English)
Pharmaceuticals are an extremely important part of health-care expenditures in Bangladesh. Almost one-third of total annual per capita health-care spending is on pharmaceuticals. The domestic pharmaceutical...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 45190 Document Date: March 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Whispers to voices : gender and social transformation in Bangladesh (English)
Bangladesh stands out as the shining new example in South Asia of a poor country achieving impressive gains in gender equality. Between 1971 and 2004, Bangladesh halved its fertility rates. In much of...
Document Type: Women in Development and Gender Study Report No.: 43045 Document Date: March 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Das,Maitreyi B
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High-value agriculture in Bangladesh : as assessment of agro-business opportunities and constraints (English)
The case studies presented in this volume examine five high value agricultural commodities in Bangladesh. They identify a number of important opportunities, challenges, and requirements that agro-businesses...
Document Type: Other Rural Study Report No.: 45760 Document Date: February 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sur,Mona,Zaman,Zaki Uz
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People's Republic of Bangladesh revival of inland water transport : options and strategies (English)
As a first step in defining a new policy for the Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector, the present report proposes options and strategies for a revival of IWT in Bangladesh. While lack of resources has...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 45188 Document Date: September 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Guillossou,Jean-Noel
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Bangladesh - Strategy for sustained growth (English)
If Bangladesh were a long-distance runner, its supporters would be applauding the speed and stamina that have brought it from the back of the pack to a place within sight of the leaders. This paper includes...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 41245 Document Date: July 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Dhaka : Improving living conditions for the urban poor (English)
The report, Dhaka: Improving living conditions for the urban poor, presents a comprehensive look at poverty in Dhaka with the goal of providing the basis for an urban poverty reduction strategy for the...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 40424 Document Date: June 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Learning for job opportunities : an assessment of the vocational education and training in Bangladesh (English)
Bangladesh has made considerable progress in its economic development, presently reaching high average growth of nearly 6 percent. This economic growth has been accompanied by an annual employment growth...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 45189 Document Date: June 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dar,Amit,Abrahart,Alan,Shaikh,Sarmad Ahmed,Rashed
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Bangladesh : Piloting reform through the development and management of economic zones (English)
Bangladesh has achieved an impressive steady economic growth of more than 5.5 percent annually over the last decade. However, this growth rate will need to increase dramatically if Bangladesh is to reach...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 45191 Document Date: May 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Shah,Fatima Zehra
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Strengthening management and governance in the health, nutrition and population sector of Bangladesh (English)
This report highlights governance issues in Bangladesh's HNP sector that hinder the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. This study is intended as a first step in gaining a better understanding...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 40421 Document Date: March 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Amin, Rana Assad,Cortez,Rafael A.,Hasan,Mohammad Khalid,Jabeen, Tahera,Mahmud,Farial Andaleeb,Naylor, Mike,Robison, Matt
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To the MDGs and beyond : accountability and institutional innovation in Bangladesh (English)
Bangladesh has already achieved one of the millennium development goals (MGDs), namely gender parity in primary and secondary schools. It is likely to achieve several more by 2015. This report analyzes...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 38933 Document Date: January 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Khan,Qaiser Mahmood,Stopnitzky,Yaniv
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India-Bangladesh bilateral trade and potential free trade agreement (Vol. 2 of 2) : Methodology and selected case studies (English)
The trading relationship between India and Bangladesh is currently of special interest in both countries for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are urgent and longstanding concerns in Bangladesh arising...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 38932 Document Date: December 1, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed