The World Trade Organisation Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at bolstering collaborative efforts to drive inclusive and sustainable development through trade and economic integration, including in Asia and the Pacific region...
The number of people aged 60 and above in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion-or about a quarter of the total population-significantly increasing the need for pension and welfare programmes as well as healthcare services, said a new report on Thursday...
Chittagong Development Authority chairman Mohammad Yunus joined his office at CDA Bhaban on Monday morning and later visited different rooms of the...
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Limited to build and operate a 100-megawatt grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Pabna.....
At the annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank, held in Riyadh on Monday, Bangladesh and the IsDB signed a loan agreement for the second phase of the 'Rural and Peri-Urban Housing Finance Project,' valued at approximately $289.52 million....
Asian Development Bank country director for Bangladesh Edimon Ginting on Monday underscored the need for improved governance in the country鈥檚 banking and revenue sector to keep the economy healthy and strong...
At least 10 journalists and YouTubers were injured in a clash that broke out at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation on Tuesday...
Jamuna Roy, 66, mother of Asim Kumar Roy, assistant private secretary to the managing director of Small Farmers Development Foundation under the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division, has died...
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority on Sunday appointed retired Brigadier General SM Ferdous as administrator to Sonali Life Insurance with immediate effect...
The United States on Sunday provided an 11-point 鈥楤angladesh Labor Action Plan鈥� and urged the government to implement it in order to avail duty-free benefits and access to funds of the US International Development Finance Corporation...
THE government appears to have been left with many issues to shore up to improve the education system, which is an influential target of the Sustainable Development Goals and a key instrument of development...
Bangladesh Film Artistes鈥� Association polls will be held on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises on Friday....
Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases, said the Asian Development Bank....
THE New Year celebrations this year were low key compared to the past. The loud sound of crackers and other fireworks that traditionally accompany the dawn of the New Year were less than in the past. The economic burden...
Diversified insurance products have the potential to integrate the insurance industry further into the fabric of Bangladesh, akin to the banking sector, by extending its reach to a wider demographic.
Different organisations celebrated National Film Day arranging programmes at different venues in the capital on Wednesday...
PROGRESS in the renewable energy sector, which has even failed to take off in 16 years since the adoption of the renewable energy policy in 2008, has been mired...