Basher, Syed AbulRashid, SalimUddin, Mohammad Riad2023-10-122023-10-122023-10-12Applied Economics Letters1350-4851 (print)1466-4291 (online)https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40463We analyse economic convergence across 64 districts of Bangladesh using newly harmonized satellite night light data over 1992–2018. The growth in night lights – taken as a proxy for regional economic activity – reveals overwhelming evidence of absolute convergence. Regional differences in night light (or income) growth have been shrinking at an annual convergence rate of 4.57%, corresponding to a half-life of 15 years. Net migration plays a relatively prominent role in the regional convergence process.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGONIGHT LIGHTSCONVERGENCEBANGLADESHMIGRATIONJournal ArticleWorld Bank10.1596/40463