Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday sought international support for setting up a 'South-South Knowledge and Innovation Centre' in Bangladesh to act as a platform of technological solutions to development challenges in the Global South. "In 2019, Bangladesh offered to set up a 'South-South Knowledge and Innovation Centre'. It would ideally
Author: Fahad Ferdous, UNB
Post-pandemic economy: Plans underway to revive investment atmosphere
With the pandemic hitting hard the economy as an external shock, the government gives an immense importance to investments, both local and foreign ones, for ensuring a balanced development and improving business environment in the country. The government will take effective steps to build infrastructures and provide other policy supports to
Agri-subsidy to rise in next budget
Government subsidies in the upcoming budget for 2021-22 fiscal is likely increase by Tk10,000 crore with agriculture sector slated to get the highest allocation, official sources said on Saturday. The agriculture gets the priority in line with the government's policy to ensure food security during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said the
Sources: Agriculture to get increased subsidy in the upcoming national budget
Government subsidies in the upcoming budget for 2021-22 fiscal are likely to increase by Tk10,000 crore with the agriculture sector slated to get the highest allocation, official sources said on Saturday. Agriculture gets the priority in line with the government’s policy to ensure food security during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, said
Govt plans steps to expedite project implementation
Integrated budget & accounting system for ministries on the cards The government is taking a series of measures to enhance the implementation rate of Annual Development Programme (ADP) to overcome the lack of capability to use project funds and speed up the pace of development. Allocations for ADP in the budget have
