Dev gains from e-commerce and digital platforms for South
Geneva, 19 Apr (Kanaga Raja) – Digital platforms lead to efficiency gains such as from…
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Make women empowerment cornerstone of society: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday underlined the need for building a future where world…
ABD projects 7 percent GDP growth in current FY
Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) will be 7 percent in the current fiscal year (2017-’18)…
Palestinians denied the right to development: Untad
Geneva, 5 Apr (Kanaga Raja) – A number of practices by Israel with regard to…
Renewable energy can build prosperity in Pakistan: IRENA
IRENA assessment shows Pakistan’s abundant renewable resources can boost power generation and energy access Islamabad,…
Dhaka-Delhi sign 6 MoUs to strengthen ties
Bangladesh and India on Monday signed six documents to strengthen development cooperation between the two…
Women’s recruitment through civil service exams on decline
Dhaka, Apr 8 – The rate of women recruitment through the BCS examination has declined…
UN SDGs cannot be achieved if bombs keep falling from sky
By Miroslav Lajčák Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr 6 (IPS) – I am honoured to pay a…
Sustaining progress in transition countries
Cihan Sultanoğlu New York – In the World Bank’s most recent “Doing Business” report, half…
Healthcare professions and jobs going digital
by Aida Ponce Del Castillo With the advent of new technologies, the healthcare sector is…
Govt to spend Tk 607cr on excavating city’s 5 canals
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 10 projects, including…
BD-India starts trial run of container trains
Bangladesh and India will now be able to send and receive containerised goods through railways…
Women’s Economic Inclusion: Legal barriers still widespread
Washington, March 29 – Governments in 65 economies took steps to improve women’s economic inclusion,…
Celebrations herald new set of hurdles for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s great strides in human development were widely celebrated this month, although they come at…
We need more social investment but no more PPPs
Europe needs to spend €1.5 trillion on social infrastructure between now and 2030 to redress…
PM launches week-long LDC graduation program
DHAKA, March 22, 2018 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the countrymen to…
Govt changed only AL-men’s fortunes: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday alleged that the government…
LDC graduation eligibility celebration launched
Dhaka- The government on Thursday launched a five-day programme to celebrate Bangladesh’s eligibility for graduation…
IFAD leads on sustainable farming on World Water Day
Rome, 21 March – On World Water Day 2018, a new report released by the…
Real dev not possible without democracy, says BNP
Dhaka, Mar 21 – BNP’s senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday said the ‘developing country’…
LDC graduation ceremony in BD Thursday, formal lift 2024
Dhaka, March 21 – The government has taken all preparations to celebrate the graduation of…
BD to build roads along its borders with India, Myanmar
Dhaka-Bangladesh is going to construct ‘border roads’ in hilly areas along the India-Myanmar border aiming…
Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the National People’s Congress (NPC) that China must not…
Dev threatens Latin America’s great Pantanal wetlands
CACERES, Brazil,(BSS/AFP) – You can only just hear the murmur of running water through Plinia…
Improving the sustainability of development finance
by Ethiopis Tafara Washington, DC – To achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by…
PM calls for building prosperous country
DHAKA – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the people to build a non-communal, hunger-poverty-free…
Dhaka eyes 2000 megawatts power from renewables by 2020
Rafiqul Islam Azad Dhaka, March 16 – Bangladesh plans to generate 2,000-megawatt electricity from renewable…
The right question about inequality and growth
By Jason Furman The relationship between inequality and growth has become a hot topic for…
Unlock new dynamics in renewable energy, BD President tells ISA
New Delhi, Mar 11 – President Abdul Hamid on Sunday said Bangladesh is ready to…
IRENA-ISA to accelerate solar energy deployment
Joint Declaration by the International Renewable Energy Agency and International Solar Alliance pledges close cooperation…