Recognition of women's unpaid work is not enough
A fair and genuine economy takes into account the value of all kinds of labour or work, formal or informal, and their overall contribution to it. When economy demands reasonable payment for work, Bangladesh has so far failed to recognise the extent of unpaid work that go in the name...
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Policy gaps leave urban poor high and dry
Speakers at the recent National Conference on Social Security rightly underscored the urgency of expanding social safety net coverage in urban areas. Numerous studies over the years have shown that while rural poverty is on the decline, urban poverty is rising, driven largely by the continuous migration of rural people...
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Food waste and the crisis of hunger
Millions of people continue to go hungry despite massive amounts of food being wasted worldwide. The problem is not the lack of food, but rather how it is grown, handled, and distributed. Currently, about one-third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. This means that while billions of...
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A request to create a central 'Citizen Platform'
Bangladesh currently lacks a central platform through which ordinary citizens can actively participate in good governance and national development. For the sake of stability and economic progress, effective communication between the government and the people is essential. To this end, the establishment of a central 'Citizen Platform' would be a...
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