Dhaka February 1, 2026, 10:34 pm
Bangladesh has been one of the biggest development success stories in recent decades, it’s now time to switch gears to meet ambitions to transform into an upper-middle-income country in the next decade
The new measures announced for 2021 included immediate assistance through emergency food relief distribution for Covid-19 affected marginalised communities, health support, livelihood regeneration and long-term growth catalys
According to the Sustainable Development Report 2021 launched recently by the Sustainable Development Solution Network (SDSN), Bangladesh ranked among the three SDG performers
Of the cost, Tk 4,125.82 crore will come from the national exchequer, while the rest Tk 40.79 crore from the own funds of the organisations concerned
Securing rule of law, fundamental human rights and freedom, equality and justice for all citizens is enshrined in the very preamble of our constitution. It is now also echoed in the UN’s SDG 16
Tax should be linked to income. Having a bank balance should not necessarily mean income
The new poor, created in the country due to Covid-19 pandemic
This is the second time in a row that FDI inflows in Bangladesh slumped, with a 20.47% fall registered in 2019
The available amount totaling EUR 339.54 million, equivalent to Tk 3463.3 crore has been captured in these agreements with EUR 47.04 million for Technical Cooperation and EUR 292.5 million for Financial Cooperation
USAID launched a $17 million five-year, flagship clean project to improve access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy systems and promote transparent and efficient energy markets in Bangladesh
To achieve this goal, the government is seeking to bring more vulnerable groups under the social safety network, create local and overseas employment, increase microcredit and skills training
The number of direct beneficiaries of the packages is around 12.4 million (1.24 crore) people
Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past two decades, said an ADB press release on Friday
In its mid-term macroeconomic policy statement (MTMPS), the ministry of finance projected 7.2 percent growth for FY22, 7.6 percent in FY23 and 8 percent in FY24 with a hope of turnaround from the economic slowdown caused by C
South Korea will provide US $ 700 million Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) loan to Bangladesh during 2021 and 2025 period to implement over a dozen of projects, including health, infrastructure, digital investigat
The government offered the opportunity for the outgoing FY only in a bid to 'check capital flight and bring undisclosed money into the formal channels of the economy'
Facebook will file its first VAT returns within July 15 next
They also recommended government to integrated embankment maintenance strategy and include local government for maintenance as well
More allocation is needed in the health and environment sectors in the proposed budget as the crisis is deepening in the health sector while Bangladesh is largely vulnerable to climate change
The plan, being prepared by the economic relations division, will include the strategies in the Eight Five Year Plan
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