A panel discussion followed the inaugural session, moderated by Dr Selim Jahan (BIGD) and featuring Prof Sharmind Neelormi (Jahangirnagar University) and Muhammad Iftekhar Mahmud (B-SCAN). The conference is being jointly organised by BIGD and @iced-lshtm.bsky.social.

Opening of the International Conference on Economic Inclusion for Persons With Disabilities, organised by BIGD and @iced-lshtm.bsky.social. The inaugural featured Dr Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD), Dr Morgon Banks (ICED, LSHTM), Tahera Jabeen (FCDO BD), and Dr Syed Ferhat Anwar (Vice Chancellor, BRACU).

🆕 How goal setting improves worker performance in small firms: Evidence from cassava processors in Ghana Today on VoxDev w/ Elena Cettolin (Tilburg University), Kym Cole (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development - BIGD) & Patricio Dalton (Tilburg University): https://ow.ly/2rCy50XkcJU

📢 Call for Abstracts! Submit your abstract for the International Conference on Economic Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities, jointly organised by BIGD and the PENDA programme at @iced-lshtm.bsky.social 🗓️ Submission Deadline: 31 Oct, 2025

We are delighted to announce that our ED, Dr Imran Matin, will join the Southern Voice biennial conference. Under the theme “Reimagining the Global Development Architecture”, this event will convene 70+ think tanks from 30+ countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Reforming family laws in Bangladesh is challenging. Efforts to change Hindu marriage & inheritance laws face resistance from state & community actors. 📖 Read this study to understand how reformers navigate these obstacles on the @ids.ac.uk website: opendocs.ids.ac.uk/articles/rep...

💡 When Digital Hurts: How DFS Can Expose Vulnerabilities for Women, organised by BIGD’s WEE Initiatives (WEE-DiFine & WEE-Connect), featured global voices on women & digital finance. Catch the visual summary 🎨 + full session 📽️ 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikil...

📖 New blog for Financial Inclusion Week 2025! Tasnuba Sinha writes about lessons learned from Malawi, Chhattisgarh, and Uganda to argue that the next phase of inclusion must focus on resilience. 🔗Read more: bigd.bracu.ac.bd/from-product... #FIW2025 #WEEInitiatives #ResilientFinance

✨ Inclusion = more than access. It’s about safety & dignity. Join our FIW 2025 session: When Digital Hurts. 🗓 7 Oct | 4:00–4:30 PM BST 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/wLmzX #FIW2025 #DigitalFinance

📢 Call for Abstracts! Submit your abstract for the International Conference on Economic Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities, jointly organised by BIGD and the PENDA programme at @iced-lshtm.bsky.social. 🗓️ Conference Dates: 18-19 Jan 2026 🔗Learn more: shorturl.at/ZKLAO

💡 In Uganda, mobile money boosted women’s personal income and decision-making power, while jointly disclosed cash transfers reduced intimate partner violence by fostering trust and increasing shared earnings. Read today's article to learn more:

If women gain access to phones, mobile wallets, or the internet, why does genuine empowerment remain out of reach? Tasnuba Sinha reflects on the BIGD & @poverty-action.bsky.social hosted Access to Agency: Empowering Women through Digital Inclusion Conference: shorturl.at/Ct3xT