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Volume 4, Issue 1

A note from the Executive Editor

Volume 4, Issue 3 of Global Bangladesh includes 10 articles which explore a diverse set of issues. Sadequl Islam underscores the importance of social capital in inclusive economic development. Based on the insights of leading scholars such as Putnam, Coleman, and Bourdieu, Islam explores different...

Promoting social capital in Bangladesh amid rising inequality

In March 2026, I participated virtually in the First International Conference on Social Capital, organized by the International Social Capital Association held in Dubai. This write-up draws on my paper, “The Role of Social Capital in Intergenerational Mobility in an Age of Rising Inequality of...

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A note from the Executive Editor

Volume 4, Issue 3 of Global Bangladesh includes 10 articles which explore a diverse...

Promoting social capital in Bangladesh amid rising inequality

In March 2026, I participated virtually in the First International Conference on Social Capital,...

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