Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has witnessed a tremendous progress only because of the continuation of democracy and elected governments."Bangladesh couldn't not have developed so much unless there has been continuation of the democratic process," she said while opening 11 newly completed projects under the Housing and
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The year of debt distress and damaging development trade-off
As the year 2022 drew to an end, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned, “Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt”, that spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) has compromised their chances of sustainable development. In early December, an opinion piece in The New York
Raise own funds for development: PM urges public varsities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the public universities to raise their own funds through the alumni associations for their own development and welfare programmes."Every university has an alumni association and through this they can create their own funds for the development of universities and the implementation of
More Rohingya female teachers need training for dev
Development of children from Rohingya and host communities is facing several challenges and integrated efforts and mechanism are required to ensure their holistic development, so that they can grow up becoming skilled individuals, said experts during a learning sharing workshop.The workshop was organized recently by the international development organisation Plan
Citizen’s Platform finds efficacy of public institutions eroding
Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Thursday said the local-level development is affected by poor institutional effectiveness as the efficacy of public institutions has gradually eroded in the country. "Capacity of public institutions to service the disadvantaged groups, profile and prestige of local leadership have diminished overtime. Citizens' voice has
Bangladesh: An Inextricable Element of the Development of the Seven Sisters
On 26th November, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is trying to improve trade and connectivity with Bangladesh and Myanmar on his two-day visit to India's Northeast region. He emphasized the importance of linking Northeastern India to the rest of the nation and reiterated Delhi is working to
Gated community: Concept is there, reality is not
Utilize your expertise for development: President urges NDC graduate
Times President M Abdul Hamid today asked the graduates of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) to create their own identity at national and international level by making significant contributions to their respective fields. "I hope the graduates of this prestigious course would be able to
Experts for inclusive insurance, risk financing for all
The experts have called upon the government, development partners and private sector to create an enabling environment for inclusive insurance and risk financing, ensuring sustainable development for the country and leaving no one behind. "Validation workshop on Country Diagnostic on Inclusive Insurance and Risk Finance for Bangladesh," was organised Thursday by
