Bangladesh: Politics/Public Policy
Shahbag Projonmo Square Uprising
Development & Policy Institutes (Bangladesh)
- Amnesty International BangladeshBangladesh country site
- Asian Centre for Human Rights--BangladeshBangladesh country page of ACHR, New Delhi
- Asian Human Rights Commission--BangladeshAHRC Bangladesh site
- Bangladesh Institute of Development StudiesBIDS conducts policy oriented research on development issues facing Bangladesh and other developing countries.
- Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic StudiesBIISS was established in 978 with the aim of undertaking and promoting research and deliberation on international affairs, security and developmental issues.
- BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC UniversityBIGD is devoted to specialised research on a range of governance and development concerns, as well as the nexus between the two intertwined areas. It conducts research around five broad clusters, i.e., economic growth, governance and politics, urbanisation, gender issues, and regional studies. Resources include reports, working papers, and State of Governance Reports.
- Business & Human Rights Resource Centre--BangladeshBangladesh country page
- Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)A non-profit civil society initiative with a view to advance the cause of a participatory, inclusive and accountable development process in Bangladesh and contribute to Bangladesh’s socio-economic development and strengthened regional and global economic integration. Includes links to media, publications and research.
- Council on Foreign Relations--BangladeshAn independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher.
- Farming Future BangledeshA comprehensive communications initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help improve awareness about modern agricultural innovations including crop biotechnology in Bangladesh.
- Human Rights Watch--BangladeshBangladesh country site
- The Hunger ProjectA global movement of individuals and organizations in 22 countries worldwide working in authentic partnership for the sustainable end of hunger. Regions include Bangladesh and India.
- James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC UniversityBased in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Publications include books, reports, and journal articles.
- Kapaeeng FoundationA Human Rights Organisation for Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh. Links to keynote papers and on-site inquiry reports.
- National Bureau of Asian Research--BangladeshBangladesh region links
- ReliefWeb--BangladeshDisaster and crisis updates and analysis.
- United Nations Development Programme in BangladeshUNDP is the UN's global development network. Use search box and links to locate documents
- United Purpose"Sustainable livelihoods and healthy lives for all in a changing climate" Programs in Bangladesh, among other countries.
Bangladesh Government Sites
- Bangladesh Bureau of StatisticsBBS has been in existence for more than 38 years, being formed from the merger of four other agencies in 1974. Since its inception, its role has been to provide the government of the day and the nation as a whole with statistical information to guide decision making and the development process.
- Ministry of Primary and Mass EducationGovernment of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Includes links to documents, reports, statistics.
- Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, BangladeshThe central planning organization of Bangladesh. Includes links to Five Year Plans and other publications.
Politics and Public Policy South Asia
For multi regional politics and public policy resources across South Asia,
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Multiregion Legal Databases
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowHein Online contains the full text of numerous legal journals, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Foreign Relations of the U.S., Presidential Executive Orders, Congressional Record, U.S. Statutes at Large, and other documents from the executive, congressional and judicial branches of the U.S. government.
- LLMC digital This link opens in a new windowLaw Library Microform Consortium.A non-profit cooperative of libraries dedicated to the twin goals of, preserving legal titles and government documents, while making copies inexpensively available digitally.
- South Asian Legal History ResourcesA website by Mitra Sharafi, legal historian at the University of Wisconsin. Mostly focused on the later colonial period of South Asian legal history, when British India was under the Raj (1858-1947).