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ESG must move from compliance to strategy. At #9SAEC2026, speakers highlighted its role in shaping Bangladesh’s global competitiveness. Sustainable growth depends on it. #SANEM

If growth is pushing us toward crisis, is it still progress? At #9SAEC2026, Owais Parry of UNDP Bangladesh highlighted the climate cost of current industrialisation paths. #SANEM #9SAEC2026

Rethinking production frameworks, Breakout Session 16 at #9SAEC2026 highlighted a critical omission: energy remains overlooked despite being central to productivity. Time to bring energy back into the core of economic thinking. #SANEM

South Asia is shielding its weakest sectors while the window for structural reform narrows; that was the hard truth from the Trade & Macroeconomic Challenges Plenary at #9SAEC2026. #SANEM

At Breakout Session 3 on Education at #9SAEC2026, Dr. Rubaiya Murshed made a pointed argument - perception is not a measure of quality. Education must be evaluated on its own terms, through its own lens. We cannot fix what we do not properly measure. #SANEM

At Breakout Session 10 on Climate Change at #9SAEC2026, Professor Sharmind Neelormi of Jahangirnagar University reframed the conversation — a disaster is never just an event. How we define it depends entirely on how prepared, resilient, and adaptive we choose to be. #SANEM

At Breakout Session 9 of #9SAEC2026, a clear tension emerged- while women-led SMEs are rising as drivers of economic empowerment, the expectations placed on women remain deeply contradictory. We celebrate their resilience but resist negotiating for their rights. #SANEM

Breakout Session 7 at #9SAEC2026 asked the hard question: as AI and climate transition reshape garment manufacturing, who bears the cost? Women in lower-skill roles remain the most at risk, and growth without inclusion is not enough. #SANEM

At the Breakout Session on Macroeconomic Issues at #9SAEC2026, Dr. Zahid Hussain, Former Lead Economist at the World Bank Bangladesh, flagged a growing tension- the Federal Reserve faces rising inflation on one side and market expectations of rate cuts on the other. #SANEM

The Plenary Session on Decarbonizing Development at #9SAEC2026 brought Bangladesh and Nepal's energy futures into sharp focus- solar irrigation, hydropower, and an honest assessment of where renewables truly stand today. Ambition must meet ground reality. #SANEM

At the Plenary Session of #9SAEC2026, Dr. Mirza M. Hassan, characterized state building in Bangladesh as navigating an open and turbulent sea- a reflection of the deep uncertainties shaping the country's political settlement today. #SANEM #9SAEC2026

A pointed intervention from the #PlenarySession: Barrister Sara Hossain, drew a firm line: constitutional reform demands constitutional authority first, and choosing that path was not a concession but the only position that holds. #SANEM #9SAEC2026

Dr. Kazi Maruful Islam, Professor at the University of Dhaka, issued a stark warning: mob justice, however collective, is not justice. Where the rule of law exists, organized violence is nothing short of organized crime. #SANEM #9SAEC2026 #PlenarySession

Professor Rounaq Jahan at the Plenary Session cuts to the heart of Bangladesh's political reality- rationality in politics and rationality in civil society have rarely been the same thing, and that gap is where governance breaks down. #SANEM #9SAEC2026 #PlenarySession

A timely reminder from Dr. Bazlul Haque Khondker, Chairman of SANEM, makes it clear that capturing the second demographic dividend is impossible without a pension system that actually works. #SANEM #9SAEC2026 #MacroeconomicIssues1

Mr. Max Tuñón, Country Director of ILO Bangladesh, reminds us that economic progress alone cannot close the gaps; decent work, social protection, and inclusive growth must be at the heart of structural transformation. #SANEM #9SAEC2026 #LabourMarketIssue1

Dr. Barun Deb Pal, Research Coordinator, IFPRI reminds us that sustainable agriculture is ultimately about dignity, nutrition, and opportunity. The future of food must be a future for people. #SANEM #9SAEC2026 #AgricultureFoodSecurityandLivelihood

At #9SAEC2026 (17 April), Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman of CPD, put it plainly- inclusive growth is not possible until we move away from institutions built for the few and build ones that work for the many. The question is, are we ready to make that shift? #SANEM #9SAEC2026

At the #9SAEC2026 Keynote Session, our Distinguished Discussant, Professor Kunal Sen, offered a defining perspective on the central challenge of development: economic growth and governance reform must be pursued simultaneously, not sequentially. #SANEM #KeynoteAddress

At the Keynote Address of #9SAEC2026 yesterday, our Keynote Speaker, Dr Shantayanan Devaranjan shed light on why growth and governance reform must go hand in hand and what we lose when we deny that window of opportunity. #SANEM #9SAEC2026 #KeynoteAddress