Pledging the World Bank's support for critical reforms to help the country achieve inclusive and sustainable growth, its Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser on Thursday said Bangladesh has the opportunity to implement critical reforms that were unaddressed for a longtime. Raiser met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and discussed
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79th UNGA: Yunus set to speak at biggest global platform
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to leave for New York early Sunday to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which is seen as a big opportunity for him to share his government's economic plans, including what areas specifically the international community can be helpful in strengthening
Bangladesh shipbreaking industry lacks oversight
The explosion on the oil tanker MT SuvarnaSwarajya in Bangladesh early this month underscores the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labor rights protections in the shipbreaking industry, Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said on Wednesday. Six workers have died and four remain in critical
Chaos in public admin as chain of command lost
Though the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has been trying to bring back discipline by reshuffling officials in the public administration since the fall of Sheikh Hasina, disorder and instability have been escalating inside it with a breakdown of the chain of command. The interim government,
OPPO A3x series arrives in Bangladesh
Odious Debts: What Can Bangladesh Learn from Ecuador?
Bangladesh’s White Paper committee will review foreign loan deals signed by the fallen kleptocratic regime. We recommend that it identifies and declares the loans or portions of loans that did not benefit the nation as unpayable, because they were siphoned off the country by corrupt politically powerful elites, or worse
WB commits $ 2b in new aid to Bangladesh
The World Bank is committed to increasing lending to Bangladesh in this fiscal year to help the reform agenda of the Interim Government, its Country Director Abdoulaye Seck said on Tuesday. Seck informed that the World Bank can mobilise about $2 billion new financing in this fiscal year to support critical
BGB-BSF meeting decides to return 200 acres of land to Bangladesh
Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed in country
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the day of birth and passing away of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), was observed across Bangladesh Monday with due religious solemnity. On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of the Hijri calendar, Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Makkah with divine blessings and messages of
TI urges US to help Bangladesh recover stolen assets
Transparency International US and Transparency International Bangladesh have said the U.S. can show its genuine partnership by playing a proactive role in helping the people of Bangladesh recover the assets that rightly belong to them and that are so desperately needed to rebuild its future. They have written to the US Secretary