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…
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Ensuring a water and food secure future through farmer-led irrigation
by Steven Schonberger How can we think in new ways about expanding farmer-led irrigation in…
Hasina invites Dutch PM to launch BD Delta Plan 2100
Dhaka, Feb 19 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte…
Will Vision 2030 usher the new Kingdom of Saud? – Part 1
By Adel Abdel Ghafar Doha, Qatar, Feb 19 (IPS) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
Latin America focuses on attacking pockets of rural poverty
By Orlando Milesi Santiago, Feb 19 (IPS) – Identifying territories where rural poverty is most…
Literacy rate in Bangladesh now 71 pc: Minister
Dhaka, Jan 18 – The country’s literacy rate has risen to 71 percent from 46…
To resist robots invest in people
The rise of robots is inevitable, but the associated grim predictions around job losses aren’t.…
Product Dev Competition finale at JU Monday
Savar, Dhaka 07 Jan – ‘Battle Royal, the final round of PRODEX 2017 –the product…
BD Bureau of Statistics blamed for lack of consistency
Dhaka, 04 Jan – Experts on Thursday expressed concerned over the data of the Bangladesh…
Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT for first time
Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…
BD takes up $7b plan to combat climate for 5 years
Dhaka – The government has prepared a 5-year country investment plan (CIP) to combat climate…
Honoring soil scientists on World Soil Day
13 soil scientists to watch Danielle Nierenberg Soil performs a variety of vital functions, including…
UK ministers to launch post-Brexit economy plan
The government’s plan to boost UK industry ahead of the country leaving the EU is…
IPR of essential drugs: And use of compulsory licenses
Geneva, 2 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – Highlighting the use of compulsory licenses by countries such…
Ending poverty in 13 years means boosting resilience now
UN, Oct 17 (IPS) – This month the world marks two key International Days: for…
EU leads way to better governance of the oceans
Malta: More than six billion euros committed by public and private actors to better manage…
World Habitat Day Monday: Spotlight on affordability
Dhaka, Oct 1 – World Habitat Day is being observed in the country, as elsewhere…
Global new deal needed to build more inclusive economies: UNCTAD
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – A global new deal that fosters proactive fiscal policies, along with…
15 more BD districts to be under railway connectivity
Dhaka, Sept 12 -The government has undertaken a master plan to bring 15 districts, having…
How bad will Brexit really be for the UK?
by Graham Gudgin The great majority of the economic forecasts have concluded that Brexit will…
Why Jeremy Corbyn is a new leader for the New Times
Martin Jacques There have been two great political turning points in postwar Britain. The first…
Plan to re-excavate 921 canals, 1611 large ponds
Dhaka, Sept 01 -The government has taken steps to re- excavate 921 canals and 1,611…
The untapped economic potential of Asia’s refugees
by Aaron Sloan aaron The Asia-Pacific region hosts approximately 14 percent, or 3.5 million, of…
IFAD – India to discuss rural poverty alleviation efforts
New Delhi, 29 August – Officials of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are…
Cancel public hearings on Pancheswar Dam: SANDRP
GreenWatch Report The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) has demanded cancellation…
No good choices for UK in the Brexit negotiations
by Brendan Donnelly David Davis has been criticised in some quarters for spending only two…
Building resilience amidst “imbalances” and “inequality”
Geneva (D. Ravi Kanth) – The leaders of the Group of 20 developed and developing…
Promoting sustainable pop growth, key to raising HR standards
By Dr. Hanif Hassan Al Qassim Geneva, Switzerland, Jul 11 (IPS) – The world population…
Govt to import 5 lakh mts crude salt
Dhaka – The government will import some 5 lakh metric tonnes of crude salt to…
Changing the way the world views and manages water
The High Level Panel on Water and Connect4Climate announced Thursday that the winner of the…