Ashekur Rahman

Ashekur Rahman is an urbanist currently leading UNDP’s urban development and poverty portfolio in Bangladesh. He has been in this sector over a decade with various national-international organizations in home & abroad and offers top quality policy analysis, cutting edge advisory services and implementation of programme strategies focusing on innovation, evidence and transformative results. He has extensive experience and success in managing high impact development projects, advocacy campaigns and policy reform initiatives. He is an Economist and well-trained in leading the change management, social protection, smart cities, urban governance and land use planning.
  • Housing solutions for the urban poor in Bangladesh

    by - Apr 7, 2019
    Low-income communities are struggling to find affordable urban housing in Bangladesh’s cities. Millions are heading to cities to tap into economic opportunities, causing booming urban growth. But many of them are facing skyrocketing property prices, a...
  • Is Bangladesh ready for its urban future?

    by - Oct 31, 2018
    31 October is “World Cities Day”—a global call to promote sustainable urban development by partnering to take on the challenges and opportunities that urbanization presents. Today, at least one in four people in Bangladesh live in...
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