Development

As he made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence here today, World Bank Executive Director Parameswaran Iyer said developing nations should learn from Bangladesh’s development model. “Bangladesh made phenomenal...

In the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index 2023, Bangladesh has risen three places to rank 101st out of 166 nations. Bangladesh rose up 19 ranks from the SDG Index of 2017 when it ranked 120th out...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Vanessa Nakate is joining thousands of girls and women at the Women Deliver Conference in Rwanda this week to call for increased investment to protect and promote the rights of adolescent girls. Ugandan...

Backed by WaterAid, Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Kimberly-Clark, an informative and goal-driven roundtable discussion, titled ‘South Asian Exchange on Public Sanitation’, was held at the capital’s Lakeshore...

Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, according to the latest State of Food Security...

At least 289 children are estimated to have died or disappeared this year attempting to cross the perilous Central Mediterranean Sea migration route from North Africa to Europe, according to UNICEF. This equates to nearly eleven...

According to the United Nations, 165 million people have fallen into poverty since 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living issue, and the war in Ukraine. The organization is calling for a halt...

According to UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk, up to 40 charity workers have been slain in Myanmar since the military coup in 2021 that deposed democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Turk decried “direct...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to strengthen cooperation in the development of the ecosystem for the issuance of thematic bonds...

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has stated that his country is eager to provide complete assistance in Bangladesh’s continuous growth and advancement. “Saudi Arabia is always keen to provide all-out...