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Energy Resources in Bangladesh

Trends and Contemporary Issues

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Authors:
  1. Sakib Bin Amin

    1. School of Business and Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  2. Saanjaana Rahman

    1. School of Business and Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  • Summarizes strategies for developing and emerging countries facing similar energy and power related issues as Bangladesh

  • Discusses energy policies and presents thought-provoking solutions to energy related issues

  • First book of its kind to be published in the context of the Bangladesh energy scenario

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Energy Conservation Options and Policies in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 97-102

  2. The Nexus Between Energy and Healthcare Development: Few Stylised Facts with a Special Emphasis on Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 103-106

  3. Energy, Employment and Poverty: The Bangladesh Experience

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 107-111

  4. Biogas Generation from Household Level Farming in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 113-116

  5. Water–Energy Nexus at the Heart of Sustainable Development in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 117-121

  6. Smart Grid in Bangladesh Energy Sector

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 123-128

  7. Microenterprises and Energy Security in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 129-132

  8. Linkages Between Tourism and Energy Sector in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 133-137

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 139-151
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About this book

This book discusses the energy issues facing Bangladesh, specifically the lack of access to electricity that impedes overall development. In-depth chapters examine critical energy problems and provide possible solutions including energy conversion and energy efficiency and the utilization of energy reform strategies for further development of the energy sector. This book is useful to students and practitioners seeking a clearer understanding of contemporary energy issues, energy markets and their sustainable development, including modern technologies for energy conversion from as waste and strategies for efficiency. It presents thought-provoking ideas and strategies to help Bangladesh achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transition to an upper-middle income country by 2021, through the utilization of proper energy policies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Business and Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman

About the authors

Dr. Sakib Bin Amin is an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Economics at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh and a Visiting Commonwealth Research Fellow at Durham University Business School, United Kingdom. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics (University of Durham, UK) and a Master's Degree in International Economics (University of Essex, UK). His research mainly focuses on Energy Sector Reform and Energy Policy in Developing Countries. Sakib is the president of the Bangladesh Association for Energy Economics (BDAEE), the Bangladeshi affiliates of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).

Saanjaana Rahman holds Bachelors' in Economics from North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2017). Her thesis paper was focused on the impact of urbanisation on energy demand in Bangladesh. Her research interests include energy, health economics, and development economics.

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