Policy Polls

This whitepaper presents a comprehensive strategic framework for harnessing Artificial Intelligence as a transformative lever for national development in Bangladesh. Rather than viewing AI as merely a technological upgrade, we position it as a catalyst for fundamental reform in public service delivery, capable of addressing the nation's most pressing challenges: from healthcare access and agricultural productivity to social safety net efficiency and disaster preparedness.

Bangladesh's remittance economy faces a critical efficiency challenge. Despite receiving $22 billion annually from over 10 million overseas workers, traditional corridors impose costs of 4-8% when fees and foreign exchange margins are combined.

This report documents the national youth policy dialogue hosted by the Dhaka Forum Initiative (DFI) in partnership with the Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs (YSSE). The dialogue established a neutral, non-partisan platform where young Bangladeshis shared their perspectives on national priorities directly with political leadership.

This collection gathers more than fifty op-eds written from 2019 to 2025 that trace how foreign policy, climate action, and digital transformation are converging in the Global South. Anchored in Bangladesh yet outward facing, the collection argues that developing nations are moving from aid recipients to solution pioneers.

Bangladesh's scheduled graduation from the UN Least Developed Country category in November 2026 is a milestone that also exposes structural vulnerabilities. The article argues that graduation will phase out preferential trade access, raise borrowing costs as concessional finance recedes, and tighten intellectual property rules.