Date: 2026
Author(s): Gill-Wiehl, Annelise; Jack, B. Kelsey; Jack, Darby William & 1 other
Topic(s): Digitalization, WEE-DiFine
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2026
Researcher(s): Hassan, Dr. Mirza M.; Ahsan, Inteemum; Ananna, Rabeena Sultana & 7 others
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2026
Topic(s): WEE-DiFine
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2026
Researcher(s): Gill-Wiehl, Annelise; Jack, B. Kelsey; Appiah, Alex & 11 others
Topic(s): WEE-DiFine
Publisher: BIGD
This research investigates the impact of agrivoltaics—using land simultaneously for farm and solar energy production—on solar providers and farmers to assess its scale-up potential in Bangladesh. It seeks to identify the economic and environmental outcomes of agrivoltaics, key adoption factors for farmers and solar providers, and policy solutions to facilitate its scale-up. It aims to support Bangladesh's renewable energy goals while ensuring a fair transition for farmers.
There is limited evidence on effective and sustainable models for expanding childcare services for low-income households, especially in Bangladesh, where childcare needs are widely regarded as a barrier to women’s employment. BRAC aims to run a project to support caregivers and working mothers living in such neighbourhoods and has been piloting a home-based childcare model that uses a play-based approach. This study aims to measure the impact of childcare services on mother as well as generate formative evidence of home-based childcare for new entrepreneurs.
As Bangladesh stands on the brink of significant reform and an uncertain political future, BIGD is launching a Rapid Research Response (RRR 2024) initiative to provide real-time data and policy insights to support the interim government in its nation-building efforts to help make the best out of the opportunity presented by the changing regime and a new rise of citizenry. The initial phase of RRR ’24 is scheduled to happen between August ’24 and February ’25. The following research activities are either ongoing or planned as part of the initial phase.
WEE-Connect aims to bridge critical knowledge gaps on how digital connectivity can advance women’s economic empowerment. Building on the WEE-DiFine framework, it will create a knowledge hub, promote inclusive research funding, and establish a global scholarly community focused on gender and digital inclusion—particularly in the Global South, where women face barriers like limited access, device ownership, and safety concerns in the digital space.
This blog examines long-term evidence from an IVR-based program in 90 Khulna and Satkhira villages, showing how mothers’ involvement in children’s phone-based learning improved digital connectivity, decision-making power, and economic participation.
Dhaka University’s hall renaming campaign risks politicizing martyrdom and suppressing dissent. As dominant forces push enforced unanimity, women students’ resistance underscores that democracy survives through consent, debate, and protecting disagreement—not intimidation.
গণভোট মূলত রাষ্ট্রীয় বা সাংবিধানিক গুরুত্বসম্পন্ন কোনো বিষয়ে জনগণের মতামত জানার একটি প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক পদ্ধতি। তবে বাংলাদেশের বাস্তবতায় প্রশ্ন থেকে যায়, আমাদের সমাজে প্রয়োজনীয় নাগরিক শিক্ষা, তথ্যপ্রবাহ ও প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক সক্ষমতা গড়ে উঠেছে কিনা, যা এই ধরনের একটি প্রক্রিয়াকে অর্থবহ ও সচেতন অংশগ্রহণের মাধ্যমে সফলভাবে বাস্তবায়ন করতে পারে?
