Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in macroeconomic management. Acceleration of economic growth‚ gradual decline of budget deficit‚ high rate of export and import growth‚ steady rise of foreign currency reserve at a satisfactory level are some of the major achievements that Bangladesh attained during the past few years until FY2007-2008. Success in achieving these significant milestones is largely attributable to a set of policies and reforms implemented in order to attain macroeconomic stability
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The Bangladesh Development Studies Vol. XXIX‚ March-June 2003‚ Nos.1 & 2 Bangladesh’s Trade Barriers in a Global Perspective: A Comparative Analysis by SELIM RAIHAN ∗ This paper develops an index of trade barrier for 108 countries and makes a comparative analysis of Bangladesh’s trade barrier indices in a global context. Bi-variate as well as multivariate cross-country econometric models have been estimated to explain cross-country variations in trade barrier indices. The results show that
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result of the introduction of market economy and signing of the GATT Agreement; (b) to simplify the procedures for import of capital machinery and industrial raw materials with a view to promoting export‚ and (c) to ensure growth of the indigenous industry and availability of high quality goods to the consumers at a reasonable price. 3. Achievement of the aforesaid objectives will depend on the help and cooperation of other relevant Ministries‚ Divisions of the Government and the Trade Organizations
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1. Introduction. . This Bay Of Bengal is a huge resource for Bangladesh in aspects of fisheries and hydrocarbons. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign South Asian country. It is bordered by India in all sides except small border with Myanmar and a long coastal line with the Bay Of Bengal. The Bay Of Bengal is the largest bay in the world‚ forms the North-Eastern part of Indian Ocean. BIMSTEC or Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
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Social Structure of Bangladesh Introduction Bangladesh officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. The borders of present-day Bangladesh were established with the partition of Bengal and India in 1947‚ when the region became the eastern wing of the newly-formed Pakistan. However‚ it was separated from the western wing by 1‚600 kilometres (1‚000 mi) across India. Political
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Water Pollution in Bangladesh INTRODUCTION Water is the most vital element among the natural resources‚ and is crucial for the survival of all living organisms. The environment‚ economic growth and development of Bangladesh are all highly influenced by water - its regional and seasonal availability‚ and the quality of surface and groundwater. Spatial and seasonal availability of surface and groundwater is highly responsive to the monsoon climate and physiography of the country. Availability also
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CHAPTER 1 MACROECONOMIC SITUATION [The economy of Bangladesh has successfully tackled the contagion effect of global economic crisis and managed to maintain a sustained growth. According to a provisional estimate‚ the economy has posted a growth of 6.66 percent in FY2010-11 against that of 6.07 percent in FY2009-10. This performance is mainly attributable to the sustained growth in agriculture sector coupled with recovery of growth in industry sector and the satisfactory performance of service
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Economic growth in Bangladesh: experience and policy priorities ____________________________________________________________ The Liberation War of 1971 destroyed about a fifth of Bangladesh’s economy‚ and the post-war dislocations left the country on a slow growth trajectory for better part of two decades. Then the economy accelerated from 1990‚ driven by a remarkable turnaround in the growth of multi-factor productivity. We identify factors that inhibit another growth spurt: low levels
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Population Problem in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a developing country of Southeast Asia. There are many problems in this country‚ which are said to be major obstacles in the development of this country. Excessive Population is said to be the worst among all current problems. If we compare to the global population we will see why population causes such damage to the development of Bangladesh. The area of Bangladesh is near to 1‚47‚570 square kilometer. The current population of Bangladesh is approximately
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Industry Background The industry of RMG is one of the most potential and revenue earning sector of Bangladesh. The standing of the RMG market is known worldwide. It was started in the late 1970s. Soon it became one of the major economical strength for Bangladesh. The RMG sector has added very much in earning foreign exchange‚ balancing export and import‚ huge unemployment problem for the country and empowerment of women along with giving them financial support. The main markets of the Bangladeshi
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