Development

Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Masud Bin Momen has said Bangladesh is working on building a complete cyber security eco-system to protect the country’s critical infrastructures from cyber attacks. “We are...

BRAC has won the ‘AGFUND International Prize for Pioneering Human Development Projects’ for 2017 for its non-formal primary education model especially designed for children who have dropped out of or never gone to school. BRAC vice-chairperson...

Ahead of this week’s meeting of European Union (EU) Heads of State and Government, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, are together appealing to European leaders to urgently take steps to...

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said Bangladesh is a role model in the world as it has taken many initiatives to cope with climate change impacts despite being a developing one. Ban Ki-moon said this...

The UN Security Council is scheduled to hear a briefing next week from the head of a UN fact- finding mission that has accused Myanmar’s military of atrocities against Muslim Rohingya, diplomats said Thursday. Nine countries...

Transparency International is proud to announce the shortlisted candidates for the 2018 Anti-Corruption Award. The award will be announced on 22 October in a ceremony at the 18th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), in Copenhagen, Denmark. “Through...

The United States and eight other countries on Tuesday requested a UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar to hear from a UN fact-finding mission that has accused the country’s military of atrocities against Muslim Rohingyas. The...

Bangladesh has become a full-fledged member of the prestigious international forum “WorldSkills” which works on the theme of Skills Development for the Youth. Bangladesh became the 79th member of the forum when the recommendation of its...

In 1999, a group of organizations working on eye health had a vision: Rid the world of avoidable blindness in two decades. But as the initiative approaches its final year, the goal is unlikely to be...

Aniket Doegar, a young innovator from India, through innovative use of technology has designed a new way to reach important messages to the poor and ultra poor communities. The common theme of the messages is that...