Development

The World Bank has approved $350 million grant for three projects to help Bangladesh cope with one of the world’s largest forced exodus. These grants will help Bangladesh address the needs of the host communities and...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China Gas Holdings Ltd. (CGH) today signed a $20 million private sector loan agreement to support natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) deliveries to households, hospitals, industry, and services...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, UNICEF is procuring and shipping vital supplies, including desperately required personal protective equipment (PPE), to countries affected. UNICEF is engaged with approximately 1,000 suppliers and industry leaders across the...

Sixteen Community Radios stations in Bangladesh have been broadcasting Coronavirus prevention education in line with the National Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID – 19, published by Directorate General of Health Services, Health Service Division, Ministry...

This year, Deutsche Welle is not going to host Global Media Forum as a part of worldwide attempts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The next Global Media Forum will take place on June 14...

The World Bank has approved US$ 170 million to further improve sanitation services in capital, benefiting around 1.5 million urban people. “World Bank will finance under the Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project to help improve Dhaka’s livability...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today declared a $6.5 billion initial package to address the urgent needs of its developing member countries (DMCs) as they respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “This pandemic has become...

It is always twenty past nine in Buzi. The clock in the humid lobby of my hotel seems to have stood still. Just like the time since I was last here. Building roofs are still missing,...

Mr Md Zahid Ahsan Russel, minister of state for youth and sports of Bangladesh, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated land near the National Parliament House in the capital to build an international standard complex...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged world governments to urgently scale up their response to the novel coronavirus if they are to stand a chance of stemming its spread. “Today’s declaration of a pandemic is...