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 ...
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