Development
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World Bank raises 2016 oil price forecast
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: The World Bank is raising its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to $43 per barrel from $41 per barrel due to supply outages and robust demand in the second quarter. Oil prices jumped... -
Vietnam, World Bank sign US$371 million to solve climate change problems
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: The World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam today signed legal agreements for 3 projects, worth US$371 million in total, to support with economic competitiveness, climate change response and green growth, and water... -
IOM becomes ‘Related Organization’ of United Nations
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Member States of the United Nations (UN), through the General Assembly, yesterday (25 July) unanimously adopted a resolution approving the Agreement to make IOM a “Related Organization” of the UN. The Agreement outlines a... -
Offices of British Council Bangladesh closed temporarily to review security procedures
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Offices of British Council in Bangladesh have been closed temporarily to review their security procedures. The British Council Bangladesh has announced it today in it’s Facebook page. According to the post by British Council... -
58 people killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: At least 58 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal, the government said on Wednesday, reports BSS. Another 20 people are missing and the Nepal army is racing... -
WorldFish Bangladesh won the 1 st Prize in National Fish Week Fair 2016
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: In the National Fish Fair 2016 Minister for Fisheries and Livestock awarded ‘First Prize’ to WorldFish for its innovative and smart design for the booth decoration. This year, WorldFish participated in the fair with... -
Ethiopian survivors of deadly smuggling tragedy in Zambia return home
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: IOM last week assisted 25 stranded Ethiopians intercepted in Zambia while trying to reach South Africa to safely return home. The returnees were among the 76 survivors found in a container truck that claimed... -
Bangladesh celebrated National Fish Fair 2016
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: As a part of National Fish Week 2016, the Department of Fisheries of Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock organized five-day long Fishin Dhaka from 21-25 July, 2016. Fish fair gives audience a platform where... -
WFP airlift ships IOM non-food aid to Al-Hasakeh, Syria
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: IOM last week (22 July) dispatched a first batch of non-food aid, including hygiene kits and jerry cans, from Damascus to Al-Hasakeh governorate in the northeast of the country, through a UN World Food... -
Migration management information initiative launched
Jul 26, 2016News Hour: IOM has launched a USAID-funded project: Northern Triangle Migration Management Information Initiative (NTMI), designed to strengthen the capacities of governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to collect, analyse and share information on human...