Jainul Bari new SBC chairman
The government appointed Mohammad Jainul Bari, the immediate past chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority as the new chairman of the board of directors of Sadharan Bima Corporation...
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PDB says Adani dues inflated by 32pc
The Bangladesh Power Development Board estimated that it owed to the Indian Adani Power $547 million, about 32 per cent less than what was claimed by the company, a sister concern of the...
Time, cost overruns in projects must first be investigated
BUS Rapid Transit Line 3 Project, taken up about 12 years ago to connect Gazipur to the Dhaka airport with a dedicated bus service on a 20.5-kilometre corridor, has become an example of irregularities and mismanagement of development projects. The project, once completed, is meant to carry close to half a million people every day. The estimated travel...
P Chandra Shekara new DG of CIRDAP
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) now has a new director general P Chandra Shekara, an Indian national, replacing Cherdsak Virapat, Thai national, who has completed his four-year term (2020 -2024), says a press release.
Aslam made IDRA鈥檚 new chairman
The government has appointed former senior secretary M Aslam Alam as the new chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority.
Reclassification of LNG, LPG bottling plants demanded to save environment
The Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development on Monday sent an appeal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, requesting the reclassification of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas bottling plants as red category installments...
Aslam appointed IDRA chair
The interim government on Monday appointed former senior secretary M Aslam Alam as chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority...
A journey of professional development
TEACHERS and students need to take part in the professional development spectrum to remain updated with the current global trends of education, methodology, pedagogy, integrated content approaches and multiculturalism which are essential to ensure substantive and international standards of education in and around the classroom...
Bangladesh鈥檚 ADP likely to get slashed by Tk 50,000 crore
The interim government is likely to revise downward the annual development programme of Bangladesh by around Tk 50,000 crore to lower the budget deficit at around 4 per cent in the current FY25....
BB makes EDF loans costlier
The Bangladesh Bank on Monday made loans in dollars from the Export Development Fund more expensive by tying the interest rate to the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), which is significantly higher than the current rate for EDF loans...
Demographic transition and its global impact
IN THE 21st century, demographic transition, not an esoteric fact any more, has become a critical issue for policymakers and economists worldwide. The process affects every aspect of society, from the labour market and economic growth to healthcare systems and social security to the extent that supranational organisations such as the World Bank...
Algeria joins BRICS New Dev Bank
Algeria has been approved for membership in the BRICS New Development Bank, the country鈥檚 finance ministry has聽announced...
$325m capacity enhancing programme stalled
The capacity building of the National Pension Authority under a proposed programme worth $325 million is likely to drop amid scarcity of dollars...
Rezaul Karim takes charge as BPDB chairman
Engineer Md Rezaul Karim will take charge as the 39th chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board today, said a press release on Saturday...
UNDP, Norway to strengthen cooperation for peaceful Bangladesh
The royal Norwegian embassy in Dhaka and the United Nations Development Programme signed an agreement on Thursday at the embassy, extending the ongoing collaboration for a peaceful and inclusive Bangladesh...
BRDB holds 54th meeting
The Bangladesh Rural Development Board held the 54th meeting of its board of directors at the BRDB conference room at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on Wednesday...
ADB to assist Bangladesh in river environment related projects
Advisor for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said that Asian Development Bank will assist Bangladesh in implementing low-cost river cleaning projects including that of Buriganga, Turag, and Balu rivers...
ADB engages with interim govt to support development
The Asian Development Bank has engaged with the interim government to support Bangladesh鈥檚 development strides....
4 BB officials, alleged of providing $30m to Salman in Aug, resign
Four top officials of Bangladesh Bank submitted their resignation letters on Monday to the Financial Institution Division after allegations of giving US $30 million to Salman F Rahman on August 4 from Export Development Fund surfaced.
Youth and sustainable development
IN AN era where sustainability is no longer a choice but a necessity, the role of youth has become pivotal in shaping a future that aligns with the United Nations sustainable development goals. This article delves into the integral role of youth in sustainable development, with a particular focus on the 2024 student movement in Bangladesh...
Celebrating agents of change
INTERNATIONAL Youth Day, observed on August 12, underscores the vital role young people play in crafting a sustainable future. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楩rom Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,鈥� highlights the transformative potential of digital technologies...
BIP seeks law on urban, regional, rural dev
The Bangladesh Institute of Planners on Saturday called for enactment of a law on urban, regional and rural development and formulation of a national urban development policy for balanced development and fair urbanisation across the country...
Appointment of Supradip Chakma as adviser opposed
A group of national minority people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts on Friday protested at the appointment of the CHT Development Board chairman Supradip Chakma as adviser to the newly formed interim government...
After AI, quantum computing eyes its 鈥楽putnik鈥� moment
Quantum computing promises society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change and on an unassuming English high street, the race to unleash the latest tech revolution is gathering pace...
Int鈥檒 financial institutions鈥� culpability
THE International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Asian Development Bank are complicit in the gross human rights violations and death of democracy in Bangladesh. They continued to supply financial blood line to the regime, well-documented for its corruptions, human rights violations 鈥� such as forced disappearances and tortures...
Rights orgs demand probe into human rights violations
The Amnesty International and Human Rights Development Centre on Tuesday urged the authority to investigate into all the alleged violation of human rights issues during the student protest that killed over 300 students and people...
Celebrating walking
YEARS ago, while attending the Asian Development Bank鈥檚 Transport Forum, a group of us went on a walking tour. At one point the sidewalk was so narrow pedestrians were in single file, queued up to wait to walk. In the midst of the noise and chaos, someone was burning trash on the sidewalk. The situation was so dismal I started cheering...
BIDA gets investment proposals from 254 cos in Apr-June
Some 254 industries were registered with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority during the April-June period of 2024 with an overall investment proposals of Tk 7,73,641.18 million aiming to create some 47,105 employment opportunities...
World Bank offers roadmap to avoid 鈥榤iddle-income trap鈥�
More than 100 countries, including China, are at risk of entering a 鈥榤iddle-income trap鈥� and failing to become wealthy nations, the World Bank said Thursday as it unveiled a 鈥榗omprehensive roadmap鈥� to reach high-income status...
