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What the papers say

Trade and Development

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development.This week’s round up is drawn from The Independent. Here is the news for the week ending 3rd March 2015.

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…the Bangaldesh Finance Minister comments on the relationship between trade and development. And United Kingdom Trade and Investment manage a successful trade delegation from the UK to Bangladesh. Primary education is extended to class VIII and drop out rates in secondary education decline for girls and boys. And on a final quirky note: if you want to earn a living look to strawberries not matches.

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What the papers say

Affluent Classes Grow

A weekly round up of articles about employment, the labour market, skills training and workforce development.This week’s round up is drawn from The Daily Star. Here is the news for the week ending 29th October 2015.

This week in the Bangladesh English Press…

…we look at the increasing number of consumers and their growing  disposable incomes. We see the business climate is still harsh and note how many different initiatives are still needed to support the poor. And getting recognition for women’s work is still a struggle.

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Connections

Invention from Neccessity

It’s been ten years since I was last here. A lot has changed in Jessore, Khulna and Satkhira. There are more shops in what used to be the sleepy Khulna neighborhood of Khalispur.

Much has happened in Jessore and Satkhira too. Business is booming in all kinds of shops from furniture to clothing. New hotels have sprung up and more fish are being farmed in freshly dug ponds. But many things haven’t changed.

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Work Stream

A Game of Snakes and Ladders

I am excited to be part of a multidisciplinary team of experts to work on a very timely issue for Bangladesh. We’re putting our heads together to think about the next generation of programmes to continue tackling poverty.