DEEPLAB Research Team
DEEPLAB's research team writes long-form analysis that weighs Bangladesh's policy questions on the data, the economics and equity.
Published work (4)
- Research · Social Justice · October 18, 2026
Half of Bangladeshi women still marry as children
Bangladesh has cut child marriage from nearly three in four young women in the 1990s to under half today — but it still has the highest rate in South Asia, and progress is far too slow to meet the country's own targets.
- Research · Climate · October 17, 2026
Bangladesh's air is cutting years off its people's lives
Bangladesh has some of the most polluted air on Earth. Fine particles at more than ten times the WHO guideline shorten the average life by around five years — more in Dhaka.
- Research · Health · October 16, 2026
Dengue's record year — 2023 brought more cases than the previous 23 years combined
Bangladesh recorded 321,179 dengue hospitalisations and 1,705 deaths in 2023. A disease once confined to Dhaka's monsoon season has become a year-round, nationwide threat.
- Research · Climate · October 15, 2026
How Bangladesh cut cyclone deaths more than a hundredfold
In 1970 a single cyclone killed half a million people. In 2007 a stronger storm killed under 5,000. Warnings, volunteers and shelters made the difference — but the job is not finished.