Dr Barkat-e-Khuda

Dr Barkat-e-Khuda is a former professor and chairman of Department of Economics at the University of Dhaka. He can be reached at [email protected].

Falling fertility and fading opportunities pushing Bangladesh to a demographic crossroads

The dividend is not automatic—it requires a healthy, educated, and productively employed workforce.

2d ago

Epidemiological transition in South Asia

South Asia’s double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases

1m ago

Bold, pragmatic measures can revitalise Bangladesh’s health sector

Investment in the health sector must unquestionably be enhanced with the objective of major overhauling.

9m ago

We should be worried about the present fertility trends

The population size will likely stabilise at around 240-250 million, if fertility can be brought down soon to below replacement level.

1y ago

Bangladesh isn’t doing enough to cash in on its demographic dividend

The growth in Bangladesh's share of employment in industry is below the growth of other Asian economies at similar stages.

1y ago

Worrying features of our labour market

Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.

1y ago

How Bangladesh transformed from its challenging beginning into a middle-income country

On the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the 100th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,

4y ago

How will the global economic downturn affect the Bangladesh economy?

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic loss, which was more severe in the first half of 2020 than was earlier anticipated.

5y ago
August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025

Falling fertility and fading opportunities pushing Bangladesh to a demographic crossroads

The dividend is not automatic—it requires a healthy, educated, and productively employed workforce.

June 26, 2025
June 26, 2025

Epidemiological transition in South Asia

South Asia’s double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases

November 7, 2024
November 7, 2024

Bold, pragmatic measures can revitalise Bangladesh’s health sector

Investment in the health sector must unquestionably be enhanced with the objective of major overhauling.

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

We should be worried about the present fertility trends

The population size will likely stabilise at around 240-250 million, if fertility can be brought down soon to below replacement level.

February 24, 2024
February 24, 2024

Bangladesh isn’t doing enough to cash in on its demographic dividend

The growth in Bangladesh's share of employment in industry is below the growth of other Asian economies at similar stages.

January 21, 2024
January 21, 2024

Worrying features of our labour market

Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.

June 3, 2021
June 3, 2021

How Bangladesh transformed from its challenging beginning into a middle-income country

On the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence and the 100th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,

July 8, 2020
July 8, 2020

How will the global economic downturn affect the Bangladesh economy?

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic loss, which was more severe in the first half of 2020 than was earlier anticipated.

June 8, 2020
June 8, 2020

Can the health sector withstand the threat of Covid-19?

Bangladesh is celebrated as a development success in South Asia and has outperformed many of its neighbours on social development indicators.

May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020

We need a national action plan to contain the Covid-19 fallout

Like most countries, Bangladesh is going through an unprecedented crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of both health and economic outcomes, with increasing number of infected cases and deaths from Covid-19, and severe economic losses in terms of production, exports and remittances, resulting in considerable unemployment, loss of income and rising poverty.