Film artistes and various film organisations paid last respects to National film award-winning actress Anjana Rahman on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises in Dhaka on Saturday...
The Department of Environment, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and with financial support from the Government of Norway, organised the 20th cleanup programme and civic awareness meeting recently at Guliakhali Sea Beach, Sitakunda, Chattogram, says a press release.
A delegation of Korean experts recently visited the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development to engage in discussions about a new project funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency.
The Rajshahi Development Authority has decided to rename the building constructed for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Square 鈥楻ajshahi RDA Complex鈥�.
The finance ministry on Sunday said that it expected聽$1.1 billion in loan support from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would be disbursed in the current month.
Joint secretary Molla Mizanur Rahman joined the Bangladesh Water Development Board as additional director general (administration) on Tuesday...
The government has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank for Police based Loan (PBL)...
THIS is highly worrying that inflation, especially food inflation, has pushed about 10 per cent of the population, 1.78 crore people, either into poverty or at risk of poverty in 2022鈥�2024. A Research and Policy Integration for Development study has also identified that the segment of people living in extreme poverty has increased from 5.65 per cent in 2022 to 7.95 per cent in...
Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue and convenor, Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, has been reappointed to the Committee for Development Policy for a three-year term, starting from January 1, 2025.
Shipping, and labour and employment adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain on Sunday said that foreigners had been showing more interest to invest in the country鈥檚 shipping, maritime and port infrastructure development sectors...
Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum and Forum for Culture and Human Development jointly organised a daylong training programme at Bhuiyan Para, Khilgaon in the capital on Saturday...
The High Court on Thursday instructed the Election Commission to give registration to Bangladesh Development Party as a political party...
A mobile court fined two dealers at Paba upazila in Rajshahi for hoarding more fertilisers than the permitted level and manipulating vouchers...
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said that it approved $600 million 鈥榩olicy-based loan鈥� to Bangladesh...
Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori said on Wednesday that Japanese investors would continue to stay in Bangladesh to help boost economic development in the country...
The Asian Development Bank Monday approved a $100 million loan in additional financing to support critical infrastructure development through public鈥損rivate partnerships in Bangladesh...
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation chairman Md Ruhul Amin Khan has recently inspected various activities of the BADC in Pabna, Natore and Sirajganj districts...
The government offering entrepreneurs land and interconnection to the national grid for a rapid expansion of solar energy is welcome. The Power Development Board is also scheduled to, as the energy adviser announced on December 7, begin open calls for 40 renewable energy projects, mostly for solar power. The Awami League government...
THE initiative to revise Dhaka鈥檚 detailed area plan, revised only a year ago amid criticism by urban planners and green activists, has once again given birth to concern. Urban planners at a discussion that the Institute for Planning and Development organised on December 4 expressed concern at the recent revised proposals for the detailed area plan that...
The Asian Development Bank and Tanveer Dal Mill and Flour Mills Limited, a member of the Meghna Group of Industries, have signed a $20 million-loan agreement to support construction of a greenfield state-of-the-art, energy-efficient flour milling plant in Bangladesh...
The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world聽economy, just weeks before Donald Trump is set to return to the White House...
The inauguration of a two-week African-Asian training workshop titled Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Financial Inclusion and Rural Transformation was held at the Bangladesh Rural Development Academy in Cumilla on Monday.
THIS is worrying that potato growers in the north are faced with a shortage of seeds and fertiliser. The shortage, coupled with high prices of both seeds and fertiliser, is likely to impact the potato production in the 16 northern districts, where two-thirds of potatoes are produced. As agricultural authorities have not ensured enough supplies, prices have increased sharply. Farmers in the region allege that syndicates...
THE world is facing a serious water crisis, with 26 per cent of the global population still lacking access to safe drinking water, and a staggering 46 per cent are deprived of basic sanitation facilities. These alarming statistics, revealed in the UN World Water Development Report 2023, serve as a grim reminder of how far we are from achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6, which aims to ensure safe water...
The Chattogram Development Authority is going to ban the movement of motorcycles and trailers on the elevated expressway between Lalkhan Bazar and Shah Amanat International Airport from...
Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, the director general of Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes, and Settlements, at a seminar on Thursday emphasised that Dhaka鈥檚 development plan should prioritise water flow...
The Asian Development Bank鈥檚 board of governors has elected Masato Kanda as ADB鈥檚 11th president...
The 179th special basic training course organised for BCS (health) cadre officers inaugurated at Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development in Cumilla on Sunday....
In a significant initiative to enhance and simplify investor services, the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority on Monday signed separate agreements with Sylhet City Corporation, Rangpur City Corporation, Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited and Southeast Bank PLC...
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority on Sunday urged China-based manufacturers to consider investing in Bangladesh...