53pc voters want interim govt to rule up to 2 yrs: survey

A recent survey by the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) at North South University has indicated that 53% of voters in believe the interim government's tenure should be two years or less while 47% think it should be three years or more. The findings were presented at a

11.4pc found thalassemia carrier in Bangladesh: Survey

In Bangladesh, 11.4 percent people aged between 14 and 35 married and unmarried are thalassemia carrier, according to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released here Sunday. "Among the thalassemia carriers, 11.9 percent are male while 11.2 are female,"Ligen Shah Nayeem, focal point official of BBS, told the report

1pc rise in female employment could add $11.3b in economy

A 1percent increase in female employment would have resulted in an additional $11.3 billion in the 2021 GDP, says the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem). Sanem emphasized on policy attention in women's economic contribution and participation in the labour market. These issues were discussed in a webinar titled "Integration of

Women unaware of scopes in public procurement domain: Survey

Women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh are not fully aware of the scopes for them in the public procurement domain, according to a survey by BUILD. It was conducted in January and February for getting gender specific information on public procurement. BUILD CEO Ferdaus Ara Begum made a presentation in this regard during the