Mahtab Uddin
Mahtab Uddin is assistant professor of economics at the University of Dhaka and a Commonwealth PhD scholar at the University of Manchester. Email: mahtab.ud@gmail.com
A strategy for durable poverty reduction in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s poverty rate declined from approximately half of the population in the 1990s to one-fifth by 2019.
17 January 2026, 10:00 AM
17 January 2026, 10:00 AM
Why are urban women disappearing from the manufacturing sector?
Despite rising exports and growth in the overall labour force, female employment in urban industries is collapsing.
9 October 2025, 04:00 AM
9 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Food security before Covid and now
Urban poverty has seen a rise between the pre-Covid time and now, serving a debilitating blow to the food security of urban populace.
28 March 2024, 02:00 AM
28 March 2024, 02:00 AM