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Parliamentary Oversight and Social Accountability
2011Parliamentary oversight is one of the cornerstones of democracy. John Stuart Mill asserted that the most appropriate tasks of a representative body are to: oversee and clarify the government actions, compel the executive to provide explanations for its activities and jurisdiction for its deeds (Mill 1890).DocumentCosts of Providing Maternal, Newborn and Child Healthcare: Estimates from BRAC’s IMNCS Programme in Rural Bangladesh Mohammad Nasir
BRAC Education Programme, 2012Community level healthcare activities are important in low income countries like Bangladesh where the coverage of formal healthcare systems is low. Keeping pace with the national strategies and MDG targets, BRAC, has initiated a programme for improving maternal, neonatal, and child survival (IMNCS) in the rural areas of Bangladesh.DocumentImproving Transparency in Public Procurement
2012Public procurement is public policy tool, translating development finance into particular economic and social outcomes. However, it has also been globally identified as fountain head of corruption in the public service.DocumentShaking Embedded Gender Roles and Relations: An Impact Assessment of Gender Quality Action Learning Programme
BRAC Education Programme, 2011The Gender Quality Action Learning programme initiated a village level intervention in 2007 in 10 districts to increase knowledge, change perception, attitudes, and practice/behaviour of the villagers on discrimination and violence against women. A benchmark survey was conducted before the intervention was initiated.DocumentThe Judiciary: Policy Note
The Institute of Governance Studies, 2010The courts are one of the most fundamental institutions where power is contested in a constitutional democracy. A functioning and an independent judiciary can restrain and hold the executive accountable together with other state institutions, as well as political and economic elites. A robust judiciary is imperative in establishing rule-based governance.DocumentState of Service delivery in Dhaka city
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, 2012An estimated 25 percent (36 million) of Bangladesh's population live in urban areas. The largest urban concentration is in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA), which has a total population estimated at about 12 million. Of this, about 8.6 million live in the core city (administered by the Dhaka City Corporation, DCC).DocumentBangladesh Apparels Export to the US Market: An Examination of Her Competitiveness vis-à-vis China
2006China’s entry into the WTO, and consequently, into global apparel markets under the newly emerging WTO-ATC regime, was thought to have several implications for apparels trade.DocumentBangladesh’s Access to the Canadian Market: Implications of the New Canadian LDC Initiative and Prospects for Export Diversification
2003Canada held brief domestic consultations about improving market access for LDC products in the spring of 2002. These included a one-month window for responses to a notice published in the official gazette (March 30) and a government discussion paper, as well as parliamentary hearings on Canadian approaches to the next WTO round of negotiations.DocumentSeeking fair market access for Bangladesh apparels in the USA: a strategic view
2000The emergence and growth of the Bangladesh RMG took place, largely, within the ambit of regulated discipline of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA). In spite of its highly discretionary nature, the MFA regime, with its relative predictability, had been a "blessing in disguise" for Bangladesh.DocumentThe EU-EBA initiative: market access implications and potential benefits for Bangladesh
2004Since its independence in 1971 when it was recognised as belonging to the group of LDCs, Bangladesh has been enjoying preferential treatment under the various GSP schemes.Pages