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April 2025

BD slips to 100th position in Democracy Index

Bangladesh has dropped 25 positions to 100th place out of 167 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2024, as its score reaches a record low. The annual index, released on Thursday, rated the state of democracy in countries across the globe based on five categories – electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.

Bangladesh, with an overall score of 4.44 out o...

Freshers’ reception 2025 at SUB

February 27, Dhaka: The State University of Bangladesh (SUB) celebrated the Freshers' Reception "Meet and Greet 2025" for the students of the fall 2024 and spring 2025 semesters with great enthusiasm. The event, held on Thursday (February 27) morning, was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor (Designate), Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain Khan. The event was graced by the presence of the distinguished poet, essayist, journalist, and editor of the daily Jugantor, Abdul Hai Shikdar, as the Chief Guest. Dr. Suchorita Ahmed, a member of the Board of Trustees, attended as a Special Guest.

Swiss agency DG wraps up Bangladesh visit

Jakob Granit, the Director-General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), wrapped up his visit to Bangladesh on Monday. Accompanied by senior members of Sida and an official from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Granit held constructive discussions with various representatives of the Bangladeshi Government, including Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
The delegation engaged with a diverse range of st...

Global debt to IMF drops

As of 25 February 2025, the total global outstanding debt owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stood at $144.9 billion, or 110.3 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), reflecting a slight decline from the 112.8 billion SDRs recorded at the end of February 2024.

This dollar valuation was derived using IMF data on the SDR’s value as of 25 February 2025, which stood at $1.314, down from $1.328 a year earlier. The SDR serves as the IMF’s unit of account to determine the value of f...

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