Seamless transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh has the potential to increase national income by as much as 17% in Bangladesh and 8% in India, says a new World Bank report. The report was published at a virtual press conference on Tuesday. The study, “Connecting to Thrive: Challenges and Opportunities of Transport Integratio...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said Bangladesh will have stronger relations with the external world through celebrating the 50 years of Independence amid presence of global leaders - both in person and virtually. The celebration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is also going on in ...
Bangladesh and Australia want to expand bilateral relations with more trade, investment and cooperation in human resource development. Australian Foreign Minister Senator Marise Payne called his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen recently and discussed bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the Rohingya issue,...
Bangladesh is the only country in South Asia that has seen an improvement in the Heritage Foundation's 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. The country has been placed at the second most economically free nation in the region, only behind Bhutan. Bangladesh's score has increased in government integrity, tax burden, business freedom, and labour free...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government will set up community vision centres in all upazilas across the country in phases to provide better eyecare services to local people. "Eyecare services are costly. General people can't afford these. I'm not only the Prime Minister, but also the daughter of the Father of the Nation. It's my respon...
It is leadership and stable politics as well as government policies that paid off, analysts say as Bangladesh’s graduation from the LDC remains a miracle for many. In 2008-09 when the ruling Awami League first came to power after 1996, the Bangladesh GDP was $103.5 billion. A decade later, it rose to $330.2 billion in 2019-20. Export ear...
Women should arm themselves with the right education and skills to earn their rights in society, Sheikh Hasina has said. The prime minister was speaking at an event to mark International Women's Day via videoconference from Ganabhaban on Monday. “Let me tell you something: You can’t get your rights only by saying 'give women their ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named amongst the top three inspirational women leaders in the Commonwealth for her response to the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley were also honoured in a special announcement ahead of the International Women’s ...
Bangladesh is becoming South Asia's "economic bull case", reported Wall Street Journal on March 3. WSJ's Hong Kong-based reporter Mike Bird claimed Bangladesh is notable in South Asia for being the "closest proxy" for the successful development models seen at various stages in South Korea, China, and Vietnam. Bangladesh provides the world wit...
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed satisfaction over physical infrastructure in the Bhashan Char as well as adequate facilities provided by the Bangladesh government for Rohingyas . The contentment was expressed today while a high level five-member OIC delegation visited Bhashan Char, an island, 37 miles off the mainlan...
The fiery March, month of independence, began today giving a heartbreaking reminder to the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in the country from March to mid-December in 1971. The month of March is very significant in the country’s history as Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the count...
The United Nations Committee for Development Policy has recommended Bangladesh's graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status along with Nepal and Lao PDR. Taffere Tesfachew, chair of the CDP subgroup on LDCs, shared the decision of recommendation at a briefing last night after the second triennial review of the LDC category of UN CDP. ...
The country's foreign exchange reserves today hit a new record of $44.02 billion thanks to the upward trend of remittance and lower import payments, Bangladesh Bank data showed. The reserves, one of the major macroeconomic indicators of an economy, touched the $41 billion mark on October 28 and rose to $42 billion on December 15 and $43 billion...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the struggle to establish the primacy of Bengali as the mother language started by the Father of the Nation paved the way for Bangladesh's independence.Hasina also urged the people to take pride in their heritage and history as Bangalees while virtually addressing the presentation ceremony of the Ekushey Padak-2...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (Sasec) Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Development project, aiming to ensure Bangladesh's overall economic development. The Sasec corridor, which involves Tk16,918.59 crore, will improve the country's road connectivit...
Just as it had been for past LDC status graduates, Bangladesh will also not face a lot of challenges afterwards for already having proven its economic resilience and potential for sustainable growth, according to a government study. It can be confidently stated that Bangladesh is going to graduate from its least developed country (LDC) status w...
More than 900,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Bangladesh in seven days since the mass inoculation began on Feb 7. On Sunday, the health workers administered over 169,000 doses across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services or DGHS. At the 47 hospitals in Dhaka, nearly 23,000 ...
Mass inoculation against Covid-19 that began across the country yesterday drew warm response from different sections of people. In most of the districts, cabinet members, lawmakers and government officials took the shot of vaccine to gain public trust. The health department has set up multiple booths at district headquarters and upazila health...
UN Secretary-General (SG) Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed that the United Nations (UN) will continue to stand with Bangladesh and mobilize international support to collectively address the Rohingya crisis. He also assured that the UN has renewed its advocacy and support in the Rakhine state and would continue to engage with Myanmar towards crea...
Ambassadors of Turkey and China, and the Indian High Commissioner have highly praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic. They were addressing a special webinar titled "Political Leadership: Then and Now", organised by the International Affairs Sub-Committee of Bangladesh Awami League on 30th January 202...
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