Development

In today’s world, equality between men and women is one of the ways to build a modern and prosperous state. There is an ambiguity in our society regarding the explanation of egalitarian society. At the same...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) declared its pledge to water and sanitation investments in the 2020 Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Asia and the Pacific Finance Ministers’ Meeting. “We know that every dollar invested in...

Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative (PR) to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Rabab Fatima was elected as the Vice President (VP) of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board on Monday, reports BSS. This selection of Rabab Fatima will allow Bangladesh...

Award giving ceremony and discussion meeting were held in Bandarban on the occasion of International Women’s Human Rights Defenders Day with the theme “Build a world for Women, Invest Adequately, Prevent Violence”. On Wednesday (December 2)...

The window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing as new figures reveal record highs of acute food insecurity in the country, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN World Food...

On 2nd December, over 15 finance and sector ministers’ from Asia and the Pacific will come together to develop and strengthen partnerships for smart investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene. These partnerships are critical given the...

In recent months, we have experienced some brutal incidents against women. Today is 25th November and the first day of the annual global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign. Various studies reveal that domestic...

Two thirds of the world’s school-age children – or 1.3 billion children aged 3 to 17 years old – do not have internet connection in their homes, according to a new joint report from UNICEF and the International Telecommunication...

The Government of Norway has committed USD 163.3 million in flexible funding to help UNICEF reach children with quality education, protection, health and nutrition interventions, focusing specifically on the world’s most marginalized, including children with disabilities....

BRAC has partnered with Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion (HI) in Bangladesh to launch a pilot Disability Inclusive Ultra-Poor Graduation program targeting the ultra-poor populations in four (4) districts of Bangladesh and signed an agreement on 24th...