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17 November 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor in developing countries is increasingly becoming a matter of concern. The poor seem more vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection given a congested and unhygienic environment, and its insufficient treatment in a poor medical system. Not only these direct…
17 November 2020
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a globally popular method of self-learning at the right level in improving learning outcome — the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities — of disadvantaged pupils in a developing country, Bangladesh. Using a randomized control trial design, we find…
17 November 2020
Cash transfers conditional on school attendance have gained increasing popularity over the past couple of decades. This study seeks to shed light on two issues that may complement such conditional cash transfers (CCTs): (i) loss framing of awards and (ii) SMS information nudges. SMS information…
17 November 2020
We examine the impact of floods on education outcomes in Bangladesh. We combine the census data of all secondary schools with the flood measures constructed from satellite images at the union level (lowest administrative unit) for the years 2011-2018. We find that passing rates of school based…
17 November 2020
The Government of Bangladesh introduced the Female Secondary Stipend and Assistance Program (FSSAP) in 1994 with the support of development partners, including the Asian Development Bank, to increase female secondary school enrollment and completion, as well as discourage early marriage. The…
12 October 2020
Presentation of the representatives from Bangladesh on meeting the challenges of the new normal in education.
5 October 2020
Country presentation of Bangladesh on meeting the new normal in school education.
28 August 2019
Learn from the experience of Malaysia in integrating communication and reasoning in STEM education.
27 August 2019
Learn more about the experiences of PoliteknikSultan AzlanShah in providing skills development education to its students.
6 November 2018
Learn how an innovative self-learning program improved primary education results in Bangladesh. This presentation shares results achieved after the KUMON learning method was introduced to disadvantaged primary schools situated in Bangladesh’s low-income communities.