15 September 2026
BRTC’s new pink buses promise safer commutes for women. But does segregating them from shared transport solve the problem, or just avoid it?
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Raisa Adiba
Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation, Gender and Social Development, BRAC Programs, Digitalization, Economic Development
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan and Iffat Jahan Antara
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer; Noriya Mahin Chowdhury and Munshi Sulaiman, PhD
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Monitoring and Evaluation, Gender and Social Development
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD and Sheikh Arman Tamim
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Gender and Social Development
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Atiya Rahman, PhD and Sheikh Arman Tamim
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Gender and Social Development, Care Economy
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Atiya Rahman, PhD and Marjan Hossain
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Gender and Social Development, Care Economy
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; James W. Khakshi and Raisa Adiba
Topic(s): Gender and Social Development, Care Economy
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD and Raisa Adiba
Topic(s): Gender and Social Development, Care Economy
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Shaila Ahmed, PhD; Raisa Adiba and Aloka Ahmed Oishy
Topic(s): Gender and Social Development, Care Economy
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2026
Author(s): Al-Mamun,Md.; Hossain, Faruq; and Goswami, Madhuri
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, Humanitarian, Social Transformation, Education, Gender and Social Development, Care work
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Journals
Date: 2026
Author(s): Arman, Mohammad Raied; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan; Gomes, Mohima; and Mahmood, Sakib
Topic(s): Economic Development, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Economic Development and Cultural Change Journal
Date: 2026
Author(s): Arman, Mohammad Raied; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan; Gomes, Mohima; and Mahmood, Sakib
Topic(s): Economic Development, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: PLOS One
Date: 2026
Author(s): Alam, Marufa and Al-Mamun, Md.
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2026
Author(s): BIGD
Topic(s): Climate Change, WEE-DiFine, Monitoring and Evaluation, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2025
Author(s): Sulaiman, Munshi; Ahmed, Shaila; Haque, Sheikh Touhidul; and Hossain, Marzuk A. N.
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Date: 2025
Author(s): Beam, Emily A.; Brune, Lasse; Das, Narayan; Dercon, Stefan; Goldberg, Nathanael; Haque, Rozina; Karlan, Dean; Khan, Maliha; Parkerson, Doug; Pople, Ashley; Sawada, Yasuyuki; Udry, Christopher; and Zizzamia, Rocco
Topic(s): Economic Development, Social Transformation, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Institute of Development Studies
Date: 2025
Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Roy Nath, Shravasti; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; and Islam, Mohaiminul
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Social Transformation, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Journal of Public Health
Date: 2025
Author(s): Islam, Md. Karimul; Barua, Proloy; and Ahmed, Md Shakil
Topic(s): Cities, Social Transformation, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: International Journal of Educational Development
Date: 2025
Author(s): Islam, Md Johirul; Hossain, Marjan; Haque, Sheikh Touhidul
Topic(s): Gender and Social Development
BRTC’s new pink buses promise safer commutes for women. But does segregating them from shared transport solve the problem, or just avoid it?
Mobile financial services are reshaping remittances and creating new possibilities for Bangladeshi women in overseas labor. Surveying 2,500 migrant workers, we find that women using mobile money gain autonomy and confidence, supporting continued migration. Yet adoption is unequal—71% of men use mobile money versus 45% of women. Digital inclusion appears key to empowering women and improving migration outcomes.
9:00 am
BIGD, Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML), and the Stanford Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies brought together scholars, activists, lawmakers, and legal practitioners from Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran,...
10:00 am BIGD Office, BRAC Tower
BIGD organized a roundtable on Gender Justice and the Well-being Economy, which opened with reflections from Emeritus Professor Naila Kabeer, who traced the shared roots of gender injustice, rising inequality, and the climate...
9:00 am Shah Suja Hall, Ocean Paradise Hotel & Resort, Cox's Bazar
"The Education Research in Conflict and Crisis: Bilateral Research Chairs" project aims to generate and promote the use of new, operationally and policy-relevant evidence on “what works” to deliver education to children affected by...
Publisher: The Daily Star
Date: 22 June 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Asia Post
Date: 22 June 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Asia Post
Date: 22 June 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Dhaka Mail
Date: 22 June 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Prothom Alo
Date: 21 June 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Bangla Stream
Date: 21 June 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: The Daily Star
Date: 21 June 2026
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development, Gender Justice
Publisher: The Business Standard
Date: 21 June 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: Bonik Barta
Date: 10 May 2026
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Gender and Social Development
Publisher: The Business Standard
Date: 5 May 2026
Topic(s): Cities, Humanitarian, Social Transformation, Education, Gender and Social Development
