Trump fires USAID inspector general
US president Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development, US media outlets reported on Wednesday...
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DU-PDF introduces new committee for 2025
The Physically-Challenged Development Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering young people with disabilities, on Monday announced its new 21-member executive committee for the Dhaka University unit (DUPDF)...
Establishment of separate SME bank suggested
A taskforce has suggested establishment of a separate bank or a similar institution to cater the financing need of the small and medium entrepreneurs...
Nurture Nest for child development launched
Nurture Nest, a child development centre run under the supervision of Bangladesh Psychiatric Care Limited, was launched at a programme at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Localised SDGs and our media
AS A signatory to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted on September 25, 2015, Bangladesh has been involved in executing the sustainable development goals for the last nine years and playing a commendable role in the global sermon on the SDGs. The government of Bangladesh has engaged respective stakeholders in the...
Ismaili Muslims leader Aga Khan dies
The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid network, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced on Wednesday.
Ban on on-campus student politics is no solution
A TASK force that the government instituted in September 2024 submitted its report, Re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources for Equitable and Sustainable Development, on January 30. The task force, composed of 12 members, in the sixth chapter of the report titled 鈥楻eaping the Benefits of Demographic Dividends: Investment in...
BRAC launches 'Livestock Grow Initiative'
BRAC鈥檚 Microfinance programme has officially launched the 'Livestock Grow Initiative鈥� to ensure financial security and sustainable development for livestock farmers across the country...
Task force emphasises research, innovation to diversify economy
The task force report on re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources for Equitable and Sustainable Development said that Bangladesh can boost its economy by using innovation and R&D to diversify, improve productivity, and add value to its products...
US foreign aid suspension hurts global development
IN 2019, I worked with a USAID-funded project called Nobo Jatra, which was implemented across 40 unions in the Khulna and Satkhira districts of Bangladesh. One of these unions was Buri Goalini, located in Shyamnagar Upazila. Like many other villages in the southwestern region of the country, Buri Goalini suffered from high salinity levels, leading to...
Barind farmers worried as BMDA not to allow boro cultivation
The farmers in water-stressed eight upazilas in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, and Naogaon districts are worried as the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority will not allow to cultivate boro on all of their lands under its deep tube-well coverage in the upcoming season for severe groundwater depletion due to unplanned and excessive extraction for decades...
Construction experts attend gala event
With the aim of building a brighter Bangladesh through technological innovation, social progress and sustainable development, Ceramic Bangladesh magazine held an event titled 鈥楽haping Bangladesh: Designing Tomorrow, Building Today鈥� at a hotel in the capital recently...
Missed chance or growth catalyst
MIGRATION has long been considered a one-way movement, with migrants leaving their country of origin and making the host nation their final abode. However, this notion of migration as a permanent transition has evolved. According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development estimates, roughly 40 per cent of migrants are likely to...
IFAD delegation expresses commitment to sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh
International Fund for Agricultural Development delegation visited Bangladesh this week and expressed their commitment to sustainable agriculture in the country, said a press release on Thursday.
AIB holds business development confce
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC held its Business Development Conference 2025 on Saturday at a hotel in the capital Dhaka...
Strengthening of local govt bodies stressed
Speakers at an event on Thursday stressed the need for strengthening local government institutions to achieve national development goals...
ITF ASIA U-14 DEV C鈥橲HIP: Kabbo fails to reach final in Colombo
Bangladesh鈥檚 Kabbo Gayan failed to reach the boys鈥� singles event final of the ITF Asia Under-14 Development Championship 2025 second tournament after losing to Nicholas Ming of Singapore 6-2, 6-2 sets in the semi-finals in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday...
Islami Bank holds business dev conference
Two-day business development conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC concluded on Sunday, said a press release...
Bangladesh's Kabbo reaches semis in Sri lanka
Bangladesh鈥檚 Kabbo Gayan reached the boys鈥� singles semi-finals of the ITF Asia Under-14 Development Championship 2025 second tournament after defeating Sri Lanka鈥檚 Peiris Pattiyage Dinuga Damsath by...
Kabbo, Akash, Jannat reach qtrs of ITF Asia U-14 Dev C鈥檚hip
Three Bangladeshi tennis players, Kabbo Gayan, Akash Hossain, and Jannat Howlader, advanced to the quarter-finals of the second competition of the ITF Asia Under-14 Development Championship 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday.
WB calls for forensic audit of 4 state banks in Bangladesh, FID reluctant
The World Bank has intended to evaluate the asset quality of four state-owned banks in Bangladesh, with a particular focus on the scam-hit Janata Bank, using international audit firms.
BIDA unveils heatmap to attract FDI
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has launched Bangladesh鈥檚 FDI Heatmap, a data-driven framework, to attract the Foreign Direct Investment...
Reforms for quality education
BANGLADESH is at a pivotal moment in its pursuit of sustainable development and equitable growth. With a burgeoning youth population and a steadily expanding economy, the nation鈥檚 potential to establish itself as a significant player on the global stage is immense. Yet, this potential remains constrained by persistent challenges in the education sector...
PDB plans to cut cost by Tk聽10,000cr in FY25
The interim government has come up with a plan to reduce power sector expenses by Tk聽10,000 crore while energy experts term the plan impractical, saying that a right intervention could save Tk 30,000 crore overnight.
ITFC, Bangladesh govt sign $2.75b annual financing plan to ensure energy, food security
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, has signed a landmark annual financing plan with Bangladesh government for US$2.75 billion to support the country鈥檚 energy and agriculture sectors recently at Jeddah, says a press release.
Holding powerful quarters accountable underscored
Speakers including development professionals, academics and journalists at an event on Sunday said that development journalism was not meant for producing 鈥榩ositive stories鈥� as part of any power quarters鈥� propaganda, but for holding them accountable to the people...
Zakaria elected ESTCDT chair, Husne Ara vice chair
Independent University, Bangladesh trustees Mohammad Zakaria Khan and Husne Ara Ali have been elected as chairman and vice-chairman of the Education Science Technology and Cultural Development Trust respectively for a period of two years starting January 2025...
BADC chairman inspects jute seed production in C鈥檔awabganj
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation chairman Md Ruhul Amin Khan has recently inspected the jute seed production activities in Chapainawabganj of Rajshahi region...
BB appoints EY, KPMG to audit 6 troubled banks
The Bangladesh Bank has enlisted global auditing firms Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG to evaluate the asset quality of six banks currently mired in financial irregularities and corruption. The audit, funded by the Asian Development Bank, is part of efforts to restore transparency and accountability in the banking sector...
ADP likely to be Tk聽2.7 lakh crore in FY26
The interim government is likely to project the annual development programme at Tk聽2,70,000 crore for the forthcoming 2025-26 financial year amid shortage of resources.