Occasional Paper
This policy paper aims to provide an analysis of the current state of the solar power industry in Bangladesh, identifying the gaps and risks associated with the implementation of the government’s renewable energy goals.
This policy paper seeks to contribute to the ongoing discourse on Bangladesh’s larger energy transition, providing an actionable framework for harnessing the significant potential of solar power to support further economic development. By addressing key related challenges and opportunities, it aims to inform and guide policymakers, industry stakeholders, and civil society organizations in their efforts to chart a sustainable and resilient energy future for the country. These actionable policy recommendations are designed to accelerate the development and deployment of solar power technologies while fostering an enabling environment for collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders. As Bangladesh navigates its energy transition journey, the solar power sector presents a critical pathway toward achieving sustainable development goals, mitigating climate change impacts, and ensuring energy security for future generations.
Policy Brief
This policy brief explores the macroeconomic challenges posed by the politcal upheaval of July-August 2025 and explains that with serious and sustained reform, the country can overcome these hurdles and pursue inclusive growth and development.
Policy Brief
The challenge in this policy note is to look beyond the transitory factors in Bangladesh that have moved relative prices up (or down) to identify the longer-term factors that generate and sustain general price increases and to explain why those factors endure.
Policy Brief
The tax-to-GDP ratio in Bangladesh has been exceptionally low, both absolutely and relative to the nation’s peers, for the last five decades. An excellent starting point for reform would be the World Bank’s recent proposals for enhanced revenue mobilization, which build upon the long-delayed reforms.
Policy Brief
This policy brief explores the macroeconomic challenges posed by the politcal upheaval of July-August 2025 and explains that with serious and sustained reform, the country can overcome these hurdles and pursue inclusive growth and development.
Policy Brief
The challenge in this policy note is to look beyond the transitory factors in Bangladesh that have moved relative prices up (or down) to identify the longer-term factors that generate and sustain general price increases and to explain why those factors endure.
Policy Brief
The tax-to-GDP ratio in Bangladesh has been exceptionally low, both absolutely and relative to the nation’s peers, for the last five decades. An excellent starting point for reform would be the World Bank’s recent proposals for enhanced revenue mobilization, which build upon the long-delayed reforms.
