...Pronita Dutta Purpose This paper examines the implementation challenges of female primary education in Bangladesh, its impact on local cultural and socio-economic dynamics, stakeholder involvement to promote inclusivity, and policy alignment with national and international gender equality goals...

... to their economic development and identifies lessons for Bangladesh to help sustain its growth trajectory. Design/methodology/approach The article adopts a qualitative approach in its analysis and arguments. After the literature review, 50 senior civil servants in Bangladesh were interviewed, supplemented...

...Md Abul Hasan Purpose The complex environment of regional and extra-regional politics in South Asia renders the region more susceptible to economically and militarily weaker states. This article investigates the challenges Bangladesh faces due to rapidly changing geopolitical dynamics and global...

...Khandakar Al Farid Uddin; Abdur Rahman; Md. Robiul Islam; Mohashina Parvin Purpose Decentralised administrative arrangements and the active function of local government organisations are essential to tackle crisis effectively. Using Bangladesh as a case study, this paper examines the central...

...Ahmed Shafiqul Huque; Jannatul Ferdous Purpose The paper aims to examine the state of electronic service delivery in Bangladesh. It reviews the structure and operation of the “e-service” centers at the district, sub-district (upazila), and union levels by taking an inventory and assessing...

...Jinat Hossain; Ishtiaq Jamil Purpose The purpose of the paper is to evaluate what caused the debates and confusion in articulating a gender-equal inheritance policy in Bangladesh, and to identify the socio-political drivers and nature of the political power play that thwarted the policy’s adoption...

...Tasnim Murad Mamun; Sajib Chowdhury Purpose Status of fiscal health of local governments helps in determining planned budget and realistic action plan for citizens’ wellbeing. This paper aims to assess the fiscal health of local governments in Bangladesh. Design/methodology Using data from 18...

...Md Mizanur Rahman Purpose This paper aims to assess the performance of achieving the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by aligning with the recent initiatives taken by different ministries and divisions in Bangladesh. It also examines the institutional challenges associated...

...Nasir Uddin Purpose The traditional concept of people’s participation through their representatives is changing to the mechanism of direct participation of community people in the local governing process. In coupling with these, the Constitution of Bangladesh and the local government acts...