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BDRWPS No. 32 (November 2016)
The Macroeconomic Impact of Foreign Aid in Bangladesh Before and After the Paris
Declaration
by Nuzat Tasnim Dristy
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BDRWPS No. 31 (September 2016)
Unhappily Ever After: An Analysis of Child Marriages in Bangladesh and Niger
by Samantha Morrow
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BDRWPS No. 30 (March 2016)
Impact of Shifting Cultivation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh on the Growth of
Microbial Organisms
by Shafat Hosen, Ohidul Alam and S. M. Sirajul Haque
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BDRWPS No. 29 (December 2015)
Status of Industrial Noise Levels and Impact on Workers’ Health:  A Case Study of Kalurghat
Heavy Industrial Area in Bangladesh
by Kamrul Islam and Sahadeb Chandra Majumder
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BDRWPS No. 28 (November 2015)
A Rights-based Assessment (RBA) of Bangladesh’s National Budget 2014-15
by Emraan Azad, Mahmudul Hasan, and Muhammad Mahdy Hassan
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BDRWPS No. 27 (September 2015)
Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene in Bangladesh:
An Investigation of Lohagara Upazila
by Tawhidul Islam, Ohidul Alam, and Khaled Misbahuzzaman
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BDRWPS No. 26 (April 2015)
Impact of ICT on Health Services in Bangladesh:
A Study on Hobiganj Adhunik Zila Sadar Hospital
by Fatema Khatun and Mst. Rokshana Khanam Sima
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BDRWPS No. 25 (January 2015)
Ensuring Accountability and Transparency at Local Level Finance:  
A Study from Sylhet Sadar Upazila
by Md. Anwar Hossain
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BDRWPS No. 24 (November 2014)
Kinship and Marriage System among the Khasis of Bangladesh:
A Study of Khasi Culture and Identity
by Rajmoni Singha
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BDRWPS No. 23 (September 2014)
Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Two NGOs
by Mohammad Samiul Islam
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BDRWPS No. 22 (June 2014)
The Bangladeshi Agarwood Industry: Development Barriers and a Potential Way Forward
by Md. Joynal Abdin
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BDRWPS No. 21 (January 2014)
Priority Areas for Bangladesh’s Further Development: Inequality, Employment, and Poverty
by Rubena Sukaj
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BDRWPS No. 20 (January 2014)
Economic Structure and Macroeconomic Uncertainty: Policy Implications for Bangladesh
by Bernhard G. Gunter, Faisal Ahmed, A. F. M. Ataur Rahman and Jesmin Rahman
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BDRWPS No. 19 (January 2014)
Relationship between Remittances and Economic Growth in Bangladesh:
An Econometric Study
by Kanchan Datta and Bimal Sarkar
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BDRWPS No. 18 (September 2013)
Women’s Empowerment as a Result of Microcredit Loans in Bangladesh?
by Lex Loro
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BDRWPS No. 17 (May 2013)
Reasonable Wages for Workers to Eliminate Unrest in Bangladesh's Ready-made
Garments (RMG) Sector
by Mohammad Ismail Bhuiyan
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BDRWPS No. 16 (January 2013)
Consequences of Climate Change and Gender Vulnerability: Bangladesh Perspective
by Zayeda Sharmin and Mohammad Samiul Islam
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BDRWPS No. 15 (July 2012)
Why Highly Educated Women Face Potential Poverty: A Case Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh
by Syeda Umme Jakera Malik
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BDRWPS No. 14 (January 2012)
Urban Local Government and Environmental Management in Bangladesh:
A Study on Chunarughat Paurashava
by Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury and Purnendu Deb
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BDRWPS No. 13 (December 2011):
Expectations, Realities and Coping Strategies of Elderly Women in a Village of Bangladesh
by Tamima Sultana
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BDRWPS No. 12 (July 2011):
Socio-Economic Impact of Women Entrepreneurship in Sylhet City, Bangladesh
by Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Hossienie
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BDRWPS No. 11 (December 2010):
Needs Hierarchy, Motivational Factors and Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
by Mostofa Haque
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BDRWPS No. 10 (November 2010):
The Impact of Development on CO2 Emissions: A Case Study for Bangladesh until 2050
by Bernhard G. Gunter
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BDRWPS No. 9 (October 2009):
Bt Brinjal: Introducing Genetically Modified Brinjal (Eggplant/Aubergine) in Bangladesh
by Mst. Meherunnahar and D. N. R. Paul
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BDRWPS No. 8 (July 2009):
Physical and Psychological Implications of Risky Child Labor: A Study in Sylhet City,
Bangladesh
by Mohammad Nashir Uddin, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman, and Bernhard G. Gunter
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BDRWPS No. 7 (June 2009):
People’s Participation in Health Services: A Study of Bangladesh’s Rural Health Complex
by Mohammad Shafiqul Islam and Mohammad Woli Ullah
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BDRWPS No. 6 (May 2009):
An Analysis of SAFTA in the Context of Bangladesh
by Md. Joynal Abdin
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BDRWPS No. 5 (May 2009):
Critical Factors of Women Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Bangladesh
by Faraha Nawaz
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BDRWPS No. 4 (January 2009):
Substituting Wood with Nonwood Fibers in Papermaking: A Win-Win Solution for Bangladesh
by M. Sarwar Jahan, Bernhard G. Gunter, and A. F. M. Ataur Rahman
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BDRWPS No. 3 (December 2008):
Mineral Extraction in Bangladesh: Some Fundamental Reform Suggestions
by Bernhard G. Gunter
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BDRWPS No. 2 (June 2008):
Analyzing Bangladesh’s Debt Sustainability Using SimSIP Debt
by Bernhard G. Gunter and A. F. M. Ataur Rahman
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BDRWPS No. 1 (April 2008):
How Vulnerable are Bangladesh's Indigenous People to Climate Change?
by Bernhard G. Gunter, Atiq Rahman, and A. F. M. Ataur Rahman
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List of Bangladesh Development Research Working Papers
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"I have talked to heads of police who grew up seeing their mothers
beaten by their fathers. Teachers beat kids, older siblings beat young
ones. Violence has been a way of life. Now they are coming to
understand this is not right. But changing deep-rooted practices with
cultural dimensions can take a long time, and requires sensitization,
awareness, respect – and economics."
Ameerah Haq (in: Six Questions for Ameerah Haq), October 24, 2010