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15 September 2026

The Pink Bus Paradox: Why Women’s Safety Cannot Begin With Segregation

Nazifa Tasnim

BRTC's new pink buses promise safer commutes for women. But does segregating them from shared transport solve the problem, or just avoid it?

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25 August 2026
Tahasin Tasnim Mohce and Md. Kamruzzaman

Bangladesh keeps training Organizations of Persons with Disabilities that vanish once donor funding ends. Uganda shows what durable institutional support could look like instead.

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30 July 2026
Nameera Amin

“You can’t protect what you can’t count.” A new socioeconomic profile of 300,000 Dhaka street vendors offers the evidence urban zoning policy urgently needs.

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2 June 2026
Md Shakil Ahmed, Laura Boudreau, and Rachel Heath

When garment workers received information about job vacancies via text messages, they were more likely to move to better jobs and earn higher wages without sacrificing working conditions.

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12 May 2026
Farah Muneer

In an era of shrinking aid budgets and broken assumptions, the development sector can no longer afford to evaluate after the fact. The future belongs to organizations that learn in real time.

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11 May 2026
Keshet Ronen, Jennifer Unger, and John Kinuthia

This blog explores how digital connectivity is reshaping community health delivery in Kenya, with a focus on women’s roles and access to essential services.

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6 May 2026
Sadman Mujtaba Rafid and Raihan Ahamed

Gen Z-led protests across the Global South challenge authoritarian regimes, driven by corruption, inequality, and digital activism, signaling a generational shift reshaping political dissent and democratic aspirations worldwide.

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3 May 2026
এম. এম. নুরুজ্জামান ও মোঃ আল-মামুন

বয়সের গুরুত্ব কেবল আইনি কাঠামোতেই সীমাবদ্ধ নয়; সামাজিক পরিসরে এটি আরও জটিল ও সূক্ষ্মভাবে কাজ করে।

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26 April 2026
Kashif Z. Malik, Muhammad Meki, Simon Quinn, Farah Said, Willem Wilken, M. Sameer Hayee, and Nida Naz

In Pakistan, a handful of women are challenging entrenched norms by driving rickshaws. Can access to assets, training, and safety support open the door?

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9 April 2026
Suvekshya Gautam and Emma Riley

Mobile money strengthens women’s financial control not through privacy, but through perceived ownership. Even without secrecy, digital payments and earmarked cash reduce income hiding and shape how money is claimed.

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