A 3 member delegation of Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) of US led by its Professor Ahmed Mustafa, Professor of Department of Biological Science at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) has come for a weeklong visit to Daffodil International University (DIU) from 26 June to 30 June 2024 under the
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4 lakh trees being cut in the name of development
The forest department is cutting down at least four lakh trees in the Rangpur Division in the name of renovation and expansion of tertiary and secondary canals including the main canal of the country's largest Teesta irrigation project. Local people including social workers and environmentalists have condemned the move and demanded
Equal participation of men, women needed for country’s overall development: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the necessity of womenfolk's more engagement to the development process, saying equal participation of both men and women is needed for the country's overall development. "Today, if we have to progress economically further, women and men can build the country equally with their labor because half
PM attributes country’s development to independent judiciary, strong parliament
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has taken various initiatives to ensure justice for people, attributing any country's development to independent judiciary, strong parliament and administration. "After assuming power, we've made the judiciary totally independent separating it from the administration, which was the vision of Father of the Nation
PM asks ministries to take important,, viable development schemes
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all the ministries to take important and acceptable development schemes for country's socio-economic advancement, directing to complete the other low-cost projects quickly. "We have to choose important and acceptable development projects for our socio-economic prosperity," she said while presiding over the Executive Committee of National
Infrastructural development yields 12.35 lakh tonnes additional crops
Around 12.35 lakh tonnes of additional crops are being produced every year for need-based infrastructural developments in the country's northwest region including its Barind area, an official said. Development works including deep tube-wells installation and reactivation, derelict canals and ponds re-excavation, submersible canals construction and expansion, and cross dams, rubber dams
Bangladesh’s growth is India’s growth: Shringla
India's former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said Bangladesh's development is India's development, Bangladesh's growth is India's growth and vice versa. He said India always stands by a strong, stable, peaceful and prosperous Bangladesh. Shringla expressed hope that the two countries will continue the unique partnership to reap the benefits mutually
Vote for AL to help finish incomplete dev projects: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday once again urged the people to vote for Awami League in the upcoming national elections to help finish the incomplete development programmes. “Election is coming, and I want you to vote for boat (electoral symbol of Awami League) so we can serve you again and
WB approves $210m for childhood development
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved $210 million for the Bangladesh Enhancing Investments and Benefits for Early Years (BEIBEY) Project. The project aims to provide cash transfers and counseling services to improve nutrition and directly benefit about 1.7 million pregnant women and mothers of children under 4
Human capital development key to Bangladesh’s higher economic growth
Human capital development will play a key role in Bangladesh’s strive for higher levels of economic development. Nicole Klingen, the World Bank's South Asia Regional Director for Human Development, made this remark while visiting field-level activities of the RAISE project run by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) in Savar and Dhamrai