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“Financing for Education Research: Government should take responsibility”- Stated Education Activists at a Workshop on Education Financing

October 22, 2014

Education research, infrastructure development in hard to reach areas, recreational better financial package for teachers and education professionals came out to be the most important areas to be considered for…

Workshops on Primary & Secondary Education

October 20, 2014

As part of the joint education advocacy campaign, BRAC, CAMPE and IID organised two workshops to identify major challenges in ensuring quality and access to primary and secondary education. The…

Assessing Bangladesh’s Library Landscape

September 11, 2014

IID is partnering with British Council to carry out a Library Landscape Assessment throughout Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s library and information system has reached a crossroad where further development should depend on…

IID Demands Transparency in Broadcasting Regulation

August 24, 2014

IID expressed concerns over the ambiguity surrounding the national debate on National Broadcast Policy 2014 and demanded better clarification in its legal scope, explanation and future plan. The concerns were…

People around the Country Gives Input in Education Position Paper for National Level Policy Advocacy

August 12, 2014

Participatory policy discourse has been ensured while the Education Position Paper has been prepared as part of BRAC-IID education advocacy campaign. Parents, teachers and education workers gave suggestions on access,…

BRAC-IID Education Advocacy Campaign

July 9, 2014

BRAC and IID has taken up a joint advocacy campaign in order to promote a supportive policy environment that will facilitate development of the education sector of Bangladesh.The campaign will…

Black money and red herrings

June 16, 2014

This Op-ed was published in Dhaka Tribune on 16th June 2014 Authors: Syeed Ahamed and Pushpita Prithwee Black money whitening provisions encourage illegal earnings and never contribute to investment. Looking…

Cheers for Rezwana and Shudipto – Happy Higher Studies!

June 12, 2014

Rezwana Abed, who worked with IID since its inception, has availed Study Leave from IID for completing her Masters in Public Policy from University of California, Berkeley. IID team is…

Much ado about deficit financing

June 7, 2014

This Op-ed was published in New Age on 7th June 2014 Authors: Syeed Ahamed and Aurin Huq A BIG debate is going on following the finance minister’s announcement of the…

Political uncertainty to inclusive growth?

June 6, 2014

This Op-ed was published in Dhaka Tribune on 6th June 2014 Author: Syeed Ahamed This year’s budget is all about balancing two delicate trade-offs – politics vs economy; and growth…

Budget buzz

June 5, 2014

This Op-ed was pulished in Dhaka Tribune on 5th June 2014 Authors: Pushpita Prithwee and Elme Zahriat Zobair The outgoing fiscal year took quite a big economic toll due to…

Budget for 2014-15: Reinstating the growth momentum

June 1, 2014

This Op-ed was published in bdnews24.com on 1st June 2014 Authors: Md. Ashiq Iqbal and Ashiqun Nabi Bump on the road! While presenting the budget for 2013-14, the honourable…