Development

Planning Minister of Bangladesh and the chief guest, Muhammad Abdul Mannan said, “There was once a scarcity of food in Bangladesh, but not anymore, due to our agriculture. We must be vigilant in all possible agricultural...

CARE’s SHOUHARDO III, a food security program with funding from USAID and Government of Bangladesh organized a workshop on “Improved Weather and Flood Information System for Community Based Risk and Resource Management” held on 19th November...

The Progeria Research Foundation, the only organization in the world dedicated to discovering treatments and the cure for children with Progeria, today announced the launch of ‘Find the Children – 10 in Bangladesh with Progeria’ campaign....

The African Development Bank on Thursday announced the largest capital increase in its history, with an almost 125 percent jump from $93 billion to $208 billion. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina hailed “a historic day” for the...

Amid student demonstrations taking place across Indonesia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) calls on all parties to protect children against violence and uphold their rights to express themselves in a safe environment, free from violence...

The Palli Karma-Shayak Foundation (PKSF) is going to implement a new challenging project — Pathways to Prosperity for Extremely Poor People (PPEPP) – targeting some of the extremely poor of the country. The piloting of the...

Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Bangladesh with around $5 billion in 2020-2022 to promote rapid, inclusive and sustainable growth in Bangladesh. ADB Country Director for Bangladesh Manmohan Parkash on Wednesday handed over to Prime Minister...

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro will skip a regional summit on fires that have devastated swaths of the Amazon because doctors want him to get ready for surgery scheduled for next week, a spokesman said Monday. The...

Emerging technologies have the potential to accelerate sustainable development and transform the lives of millions of poor and vulnerable people. However, when it comes to adopting digital technologies at scale for the benefit of these populations,...

Nearly 1 million Rohingya are still waiting for justice and a say about their future, two years after being forced from their homes by mass atrocities in Myanmar, and are struggling for safety and dignity in...