A video of teachers attending a training session in India has been shared with a false claim it shows a class in Bangladesh designed under the country’s new school curriculum. The man who filmed the …
Committed to continued partnership in Bangladesh’s journey towards sustainability: UNOPS
Country Manager of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Bangladesh Sudhir Muralidharan on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s journey in disaster risk management (DRM) is one of remarkable …
Bangladesh apparel sector grapples with escalating price discrepancy and idle capacity
A United States coalition of buyers proposed a price hike on apparels in response to workers’ call for higher wages in Bangladesh’s garment sector even after a pay rise. However, this proposal has not …
In Bangladesh, sunflower grows where other crops don’t amid increasing salinity
Bangladesh is primarily an agro-based country where rice, wheat, maize, jute and various vegetables are considered significant and popular crops for farmers — in terms of ensuring both food security …
Daughter tries to stop Bangladesh from locking up her Nobel laureate father
Monica Yunus tells Christiane Amanpour that Bangladesh is trying to imprison her father, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Muhammad Yunus, on sham charges, a claim Dhaka denies.
Illegal brick kilns choking Bangladesh
Despite DoE’s efforts, brick kilns are mushrooming: in the last four years, almost 1,500 illegal kilns have been established. This implies that such efforts aren’t bearing fruit. It has been …
Navigating Bangladesh’s Economic Trajectory
Bangladesh, since its liberation in 1971, has undergone a profound economic transformation, evolving from one of the world’s most impoverished natio …
Bangladesh lowers cash incentive for exporters to prepare for post-LDC era
The government has cut the export subsidy for almost all sectors to reduce the pressures on Bangladesh’s coffers and bring down the rates gradually …
Is Bangladesh’s Current Political System a Kleptocracy?
Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal admitted that money-laundering had become a dangerous proposition in the country, creating macroeconomic distortion and destroying the country in various …
CPI 2023: With the lowest score in 12 years, what’s next for Bangladesh?
If Bangladesh is to succeed in corruption control, impunity must be challenged, and the powerful in particular must be brought to justice.