Welcome to Next50 Bangladesh …
Next50 Bangladesh is an independent, impact-oriented Collaborative Think Tank for a Just, Globally Connected Bangladesh
We connect research and action to shape a just, climate-resilient, and future-ready Bangladesh, drawing on expertise from both home and the global diaspora to respond to the country’s most critical challenges. We bridge research, policy, and practice across key sectors, turning ideas into action through collaborative publications, policy briefs, strategic projects, partnerships, and capacity-building. As a platform for change, we bring together local innovators, global experts, and emerging leaders to influence policy, transform practice, and channel knowledge, networks, and resources into real, long-term impact.
Our flagship project
Next50 Book Series
Connecting 300+ global and local academics and researchers
for reimagining the next 50 years of Bangladesh
Built Environment
Volume 1: Critical-Creative Perspectives on the Built Environment
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This book brings together 81 authors across 49 chapters—researchers, architects, planners, environmentalists, activists, and educators from around the world—exploring alternatives to mainstream built environment policy and practice. Organised around nine transdisciplinary themes, from heritage and placemaking to informality, disaster resilience, emerging technology, and intergenerational well-being, the book offers accessible, research-backed ideas for policymakers, practitioners, and all invested in shaping a just, inclusive, and resilient future for Bangladesh.
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Dr Fuad H Mallick, Brac University
Dr Tanzil Shafique, University of Sheffield
Dr Saimum Kabir, Brac University
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Business and Economy
Volume 2: Just transformations in Business and Economy
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This ongoing project asks a bold question—what kind of economy should Bangladesh build for the next fifty years, and for whom? Bringing together voices from business, policy, grassroots movements, and global academia, this volume charts alternative pathways for prosperity that are fair, sustainable, and future-ready. Covering 11 key themes—from ethical finance and climate investment to the future of work and AI—it offers fresh ideas, practical solutions, and inspiring examples to help shape an economy that works for people and planet.
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Dr Suborna Barua – Professor, Department of International Business, University of Dhaka
Dr Imtiaz Mostafiz – Associate Professor in International Business and Strategy, University of Leicester
Sifullah Khaled – Assistant Professor, Sheffield Hallam University
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We are currently building a database of relevant researchers and industry partners.
If you are interested in contributing, get in touch!
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Capital Markets and Financial Governance
International Business and Global Trade
The Commons and Community Economies
Fintech and Digital Financial Infrastructures
Situated and Plural Economies
Climate Finance and Ecological Economics
Risk, Insurance, and the Social Contract
Labour, Skills, and the Future of Work
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Business
Ethical Finance and Alternative Logics of Value
Enterprise, Industry, and Innovation Ecosystems
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Check back here for the submission link.
Health and Wellbeing
Volume 3: Equitable and resilient health futures
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Currently appointing Editors…
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We are currently building a database of relevant researchers and industry partners.
If you are interested in contributing, get in touch!
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Universal Access, Primary Health Care, and Emergency Readiness
Combating Communicable and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Preventing and Managing Non-Communicable Diseases and Cancer Care
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
Mental Health and Societal Wellbeing
Urban–Rural and Spatial Health Equity
Planetary and Environmental Health
Food, Water, and Nutritional Systems
Digital Health, AI, and Innovation
Governance, Policy, and Sustainable Health Financing
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Education & Culture
Governance and Citizenship
Technology and Innovation
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