UNIVERSITY
OF DHAKA
The Economic Costs of Hartal in Bangladesh
Department of Economics
February 14, 2015
THE ECONOMIC COSTS OF HARTAL IN BANGLADESH
Prepared by:
Hossain Mohammad Abdullah Shahriar
MSS (1ST Semester), 90th Batch
Department of Economics
University of Dhaka
February 14, 2015
Shahriar (2015). The Economic Costs of Hartal in Bangladesh.
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Letter of Transmittal
February 14, 2015
Dr. M. M. Akash
Professor
Department of Economics
University of Dhaka
Subject: Submission of the report on ‘The Economic Costs of Hartal in Bangladesh’.
Dear Sir:
With due respect, I Hossain Mohammad Abdullah Shahriar, a student of MSS 1st semester of Department of Economics have pleased to inform you that I have abled to complete the report on ‘The Economic Costs of Hartal in Bangladesh’. I have tried my best to make this report an informative and a detailed one.
I am highly grateful to you as your discussion in the class over the topic of ‘Good Governance’ has helped me a lot to complete this report.
Sincerely Yours,
Hossain Mohammad Abdullah Shahriar
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MSS (1ST Semester), 90th Batch
Department of Economics
University of Dhaka
Shahriar_economics_du@hotmail.com
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Acknowledgement
This report has been prepared as a study manuscript for presenting over the topic ‘The Economic Costs of
Hartal in Bangladesh’, as a part of the course ‘Bangladesh Economy: Sectoral Studies’ (ECON 514) under the supervision of Dr. M. M. Akash, professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka . I am deeply expressing my respect to him for his knowledgeable discourse during the class which has helped a lot to prepare this report.
I also express my high acknowledgement to the all researchers, experts, policy holders and news reporters whose research papers, business reports, policy prescriptions and news reports has been cited in this report to make it a comprehensive one.
Shahriar