Bangladesh

In an effort to improve humanitarian operations for the Rohingya refugees on Bhasan Char Island, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) of Bangladesh have inked two...

Promoting decent work that focuses on a more ethical, egalitarian, and environmentally friendly sector has been stressed by the Sustainable garment Forum (SAF) 2024 as a means of ensuring a sustainable and competitive garment industry in...

Minister of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury announced today that the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) will include a health component to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) linked to the environment, such as malaria, dengue,...

Last week, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) of Bangladesh, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) held a lesson-learning workshop on strengthening early...

Stefan Liller, the UNDP’s resident representative for Bangladesh, stated today that the organization would aid Bangladesh in continuing its progress toward development, particularly through a number of initiatives linked to LDC graduation. He stated that the...

The youngest private airline in the nation, Air Astra, announced today that Sohail Majid has been named Chief Commercial Officer. According to a news release, he has held executive positions at US Bangla Airlines, Novoair, Regent...

Sunday saw the election of Shehbaz Sharif to the office of prime minister of Pakistan for a second term. He will lead a fragile coalition that has excluded supporters of imprisoned opposition leader Imran Khan. Three...

In their opening game of the SAFF U-16 Women’s Championship, which is set to take place tomorrow (Saturday) at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, the Bangladesh U-16 women’s national football team is eager to get...

Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen told reporters that at least 43 people have died as a result of the horrific fire that started overnight at a restaurant on Bailey Road, and 22 more are receiving treatment...

During the July–January fiscal year of 2023–24, Bangladesh had a 27 percent implementation rate of the annual development program (ADP), the lowest in the preceding 12 years. The bleak outlook for ADP implementation is mostly due...