South Asia’s ‘Missing Women’
M. Shahidul Islam Research Associate, ISAS South Asia’s demographic setting is highly diverse. From demographic window to gender imbalances, one can see marked dissimilarities across the region. The...
View ArticleBangladesh’s High Population Density: Opportunity Amidst Anxiety
M. Shahidul Islam Research Associate, ISAS With 1142 people per square kilometre, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Its population density is three times higher...
View ArticleBangladeshi Politics: “The Tragedy of the Commons”?
M. Shahidul Islam Research Associate, ISAS The Bangladeshi economy has been growing at 5 to 6.5 percent per annum in the past two decades despite the country’s weak institutions and poor governance; in...
View ArticleWhat Explains Bangladesh’s Success in the Social Sector?
M. Shahidul Islam Research Associate, ISAS With approximately US$750 per capita income Bangladesh is one of the least developed countries (LDC) in the world. Despite having poor gross domestic product...
View ArticleCoping with Migrant Debts in South Asia
Mizanur Rahman Research Fellow, ISAS In contemporary intra-Asian labour migration, migration offers an opportunity to labour-surplus countries in South Asia to send their nationals to the Gulf...
View ArticleThe Crisis of Governance in South Asia
M. Shahidul Islam Research Associate, ISAS While the developments in Pakistan in the past decade as far as its governance issues are concerned are highly disturbing, the situation is not very rosy in...
View ArticleTransit, the Great Wall of India and Indo-Bangla Relations
M. Shahidul Islam Research Associate, ISAS Like most border-sharing neighbours the relations between India and Bangladesh have seen highs and lows owing to structural problems and cyclical issues....
View ArticleSocial Business: A Window of Opportunity for Bangladesh?
M. Shahidul Islam Research Associate, ISAS Bangladesh is one of the few developing countries that has made significant strides as far as social sector development is concerned. One key reason for this...
View ArticleRole of the Afghan Diaspora in the Rebuilding War-Ravaged Afghanistan
Shanthie Mariet D’Souza Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS With very little information available, a piece on the Afghan diaspora might resemble an official handout, but it is important to take note of the...
View ArticleRelationships
Shahid Javed Burki Visiting Senior Research Fellow, ISAS What made the Great Recession of 2008-09 so different from all those that preceded it? When the global economy does recover from the downturn...
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