The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Bangladesh's US$4.7 billion loan proposal during a board meeting on Monday. Bangladesh will get about $3.3 billion under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and about $1.4 billion under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), said a press
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Nearly 1,700 journalists killed over past 20 years: RSF
Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were "especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform", said
Road crashes claim 376 lives during Eid holidays: RSF
As many as 376 lives were lost while 1500 people were injured in 283 road accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, according to a report. Road Safety Foundation (RSF), an organisation that campaigns for safer roads, on Thursday revealed this information in a new report on accidents on Bangladesh’s roads
Bangladesh slips 10 notches in RSF press freedom index
Bangladesh ranked 162nd out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2022 showing that the country slipped ten notches compared to 2021 Index. Reporters Without Borders, also known as Reporters sans frontieres (RSF), released the index on Tuesday marking the World Press Freedom Day. Bangladesh's position was 152nd
5,371 road accidents: Deaths, injuries see sharp rise in 2021
Both the incidents of deaths and injuries in road accidents in Bangladesh saw a drastic rise in 2021 compared to 2020, according to Road Safety Foundation (RSF). The RSF also estimated Tk 96.31 billion (9,631 crore) as the human resources loss from the fatalities in the accidents. Some 6,284 people were killed
Road accidents claim 409 pedestrian lives in 3 months
A total of 409 pedestrians, including 66 women and 97 children, were killed between January and March this year in road accidents, according to the data provided by Road Safety Foundation (RSF). A report prepared by RSF with information collected from seven national dailies, five online portals and electronic media reports,