Mohammad Yunus, Quazi Shahabuddin, Mustafa K. Mujeri, M. Asaduzzaman, Nazneen Ahmed, Monzur Hossain, Siban Shahana, and Morshed Alam.    An unresolved paradox in the Bangladesh food economy is the mismatch between estimated demand for and supply of food grains based on official statistics....

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Mohammad Yunus and Quazi Shahabuddin    Farmers of Bangladesh grow crops not only for meeting subsistence needs but also for cash needs. In their pursuits, farmers respond in varying degree to incentives in the form of prices they receive for their produce. The prevailing prices at which...

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Quazi Shahabuddin, Paul Dorosh, Mohammad Yunus, Shahidur Rashid, and Siban Shahana    The study has looked into selected aspects of public stock management with a view to improving the effectiveness of PFDS in Bangladesh. The selected aspects include, among others, the impact of rice trade...

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M. Asaduzzaman, Mohammad Yunus, A. K. Enamul Haque, AKM Abdul Malek Azad, Sharmind Neelormi, and Md. Amir HossainGiven that a substantial number of SHSs have been installed and that the generation and distribution of electricity in the normal process is hampered, one must know how effective the...

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Research Report prepared for IFPRI under the PolicyResearch and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP)   Mustafa K. Mujeri Nazneen AhmedMohammad Iqbal HossainApril 2013Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)E-17 Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla NagarDhaka-1207,...

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The study provides estimates of fossil-fuel subsidies for the financial years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12; undertakes a mapping exercise to identify key stakeholders (population groups and production sectors) likely to be impacted by subsidy reforms for each fuel type and electricity; and based on...

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Team: Dr. Monzur Hossain (Team Leader) and Dr. Narayan Chandra Nath Sponsor: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) This study analyzes various trade liberalization policies implemented in Bangladesh in phases and examines how the policies have contributed to overall trade...

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Study Team: Monzur Hossain, M. K. Mujeri, Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury Sponsor: BIDS Research Endowment Fund The Bangladesh economy had experienced a moderate rate of inflation in the 1990s and first half of the 2000s, at an average rate of less than 4.0 percent, before it moved to a two-digit...

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Study Team: Dr. M. A. Mannan (Team Leader), Dr. Rumana Huque, Dr. S. M. Zahedul Islam Chowdhury and Humayra AhmedSponsor: Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB), Ministry of Foreign affairs, the NetherlandsIntroductionMenstrual regulation (MR) is defined as an interim method of...

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1. Study ObjectiveThis study attempts to assess the long-term socio-economic impact of rural transport and trade infrastructure development carried out by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) during 1997-2002 under the project titled Rural Roads...

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