The rural economy in Bangladesh has been a powerful source of economic growth and has substantially reduced poverty …, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh are an underexplored …

This summary report presents the findings of the Bangladesh WASH Poverty Diagnostic (BWPD) study led by the World Bank … offering recommendations for moving Bangladesh's WASH sector forward …

In order to address the large and growing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden, Bangladesh's public health system … type-2 diabetes as a cost-driving NCD, in order to determine the continuum of care for chronic NCDs in Bangladesh. This is … models of NCD/chronic care in Bangladesh and elsewhere. Based on the evidence reviewed and analyses conducted, the report …

The key issues and challenges for effective tobacco tax design in Bangladesh, Tobacco control poses a major public … policy concern and challenge in Bangladesh, which has one of the world's highest rates of tobacco use. Low cigarette taxes … prices low in Bangladesh. Current taxation policy does not achieve the dual objective of discouraging consumption and …

Carbon taxes can be win-win for Bangladesh. They can help show the world that Bangladesh is serious about climate … promised during the COP-21. They can play a role in nudging Bangladesh's growth to a lower carbon and cleaner path, helping to … be done well to reduce opposition and win over firms and citizens. But Bangladesh can learn how other countries have …