Farida Khan

Dr. Farida Chowdhury Khan is Professor of Economics at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She has been a member of BEN since 2005 and is specifically interested in the effect of environmental change on the livelihoods of indigenous groups in Bangladesh. She is also the Editor of the Journal of Bangladesh Studies.

The “Anthropause” in Bangladesh

One of the reactions that  COVID-19 has had in the world today is the rejoicing of so many in the early days of the pandemic that much more wildlife was to be seen in urban areas, many more birds were flying above us, and the sky was much clearer and without the usual haze that … Read more…