The government has taken a massive move to upgrade the country's railway network as the sector is considered as the safest, comfortable, affordable and environment-friendly means for transporting passengers and goods. According to an official document, considering the importance of the railway sector the government wants to implement several projects "to
Author: Fahad Ferdous, UNB
PM for global initiative to fix crisis driven by Ukraine war, Covid
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed concern about financial and commercial challenges alongside food and energy crisis facing the developing countries in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as Russia-Ukraine war. The Premier expressed this concern while Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF) Professor Klaus Schwab paid a
Govt aims to increase enrolment in technical education to 30pc by 2030
The government plans to increase the number of students in technical education to 30 percent by 2030, from the existing 17 percent. The government has taken the move as one of its principal aims to create skilled human resources in information technology compatible with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To that end, the
Digital technology to rule new-look education system
The government is giving priority in ICT, digital technology and research as it seeks to modernize the country’s education system and get optimum output, according to an official document. The Innovation Team of the Department of Secondary and Higher Education is working to ensure maximum utilisation of ICT and digital technology
Steps under way to modernize medical education
The government has taken up a series of measures to make the country's medical education more modern and time-befitting and of international standard. As a part of it, according to an official document, much importance is being given to higher investment and higher training in medical education. The document mentioned that confronting
Govt has big plans in store for health sector
The government has plans to boost the health sector of the country aiming to provide more sustainable healthcare facilities to the doorsteps of the masses. According to the election manifesto of the government, 100- bed cancer units are being established in 8 Divisional Hospitals. Moreover, the implementation of the project to establish
Action plan on food security in the offing
The government has worked out an action plan for 2022-23 fiscal for the agricultural sector to ensure food security as the world faces pressure in food production due to COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war. The plan has been worked out in line with the National Agriculture Policy 2018, Agricultural Extension Policy
Country’s debt burden far below threshold level
Official document finds no threat to economy Bangladesh's total debt burden is currently far below the threshold level on both external and domestic fronts posing no threat to the economy, according to an official document. For Bangladesh the comfortable level for total public debt is 70 per cent of GDP and external
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Govt plans big push in medical education, facilities by 2024
The government will set up a medical university in every division of the country by 2023-24 fiscal as it aims to develop a strong medical manpower and upgrade the medicare facilities in its mid-term planning, according to an official document here. "As part of the government's plan to expand and develop