Curriculum Bangladesh's Economy
Bangladesh's Economy
How Bangladesh surprised the world: birth in war and famine, defying the "basket case" label, Grameen and microfinance, BRAC and NGOs, women in the workforce, Rana Plaza, remittances, bKash, climate risks in the delta, the 2024 uprising, graduating from LDC status and ties with India.
- From War and Famine to Growth How Bangladesh was born in 1971 after a devastating war, faced famine in 1974, and began a long climb from extreme poverty. 📄 Read-aloud
- The "Basket Case" That Wasn't How Bangladesh defied its early label as an "international basket case" to achieve big gains in health, education and incomes, and what explains its social progress. 📄 Read-aloud
- Grameen Bank and Microfinance How Muhammad Yunus's Grameen Bank pioneered small loans to poor women using group lending, why it won a Nobel Prize, and what later research found about microfinance. 📄 Read-aloud
- BRAC and the NGO Economy How BRAC grew into one of the world's largest NGOs, running schools, health programmes, microfinance and businesses, and its graduation approach to ultra-poverty. 📄 Read-aloud
- Women, Garments and Social Change How garment factory jobs brought millions of Bangladeshi women into paid work, and research on how this delayed marriage and raised girls' education. 📄 Read-aloud
- Rana Plaza and Factory Safety How the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse killed over 1,100 workers, and how the Accord on Fire and Building Safety changed inspections in Bangladesh's garment industry. 📄 Read-aloud
- Bangladesh's Economy: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on Bangladesh's birth, social progress, microfinance, BRAC and women's work. 5 questions
- Remittances and Migrant Workers How millions of Bangladeshis working in the Gulf, Malaysia and elsewhere send remittances home, the costs of migration, and how informal hundi channels affect official flows. 📄 Read-aloud
- bKash and Mobile Money How bKash, launched by BRAC Bank in 2011, brought mobile money to millions of Bangladeshis and made digital payments part of everyday life. 📄 Read-aloud
- Climate Change and the Delta Why low-lying Bangladesh is among the most climate-vulnerable countries, facing cyclones, floods and rising seas, and how it has cut cyclone deaths through preparedness. 📄 Read-aloud
- The 2024 Uprising and the Economy How student protests over job quotas in July-August 2024 led to Sheikh Hasina's resignation, and the economic challenges facing the interim government. 📄 Read-aloud
- Graduating from Least Developed Country Status What LDC graduation means, why Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate in 2026, and how losing trade preferences could affect its garment exports. 📄 Read-aloud
- Bangladesh and India: Trade and Ties How India and Bangladesh trade, connect through transport and energy links, and how politics after 2024 affected relations, with a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud