The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) wants to extend support in training the polling agents of all candidates, not political parties, ahead of the next general election, said Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday.
“No training for parties. If we can work (training for) together with the agents of the parties who will be at the polling stations, we will get better results. They (United Nations electoral need assessment team) have received such demand from the field,” he said.
The EC secretary said this, replying to a question from reporters after he meets with a UNDP delegation, led by UNDP resident representative Stefan Liller in Nirbachan Bhaban here.
Akhtar Ahmed said the UNDP team sat with the Election Commission after 10 days to inform the electo...
The two-day ‘5th World Fair & Fest Tampa Bay 2025’ is going to start on April 26 with the aim of exchanging global cultures, developing business relations, and expanding the travel and tourism sector.
The fair is going to be held at the Tampa Heights Youth Development and Community Center in Florida, United States, under the initiative of the Association of World Fair & Fest USA INC.
A formal announcement in this regard was made at a press conference at the National Press Club in the capital on Thursday.
Representatives from different countries participating in this international event will open the door to new possibilities by establishing business and cultural contacts.
The organizers expect that the event will play an important role in strengthening relations betw...
A combined effort of public-private partnership is needed in food production, inspection, and supply to the consumer level through trusted and committed entrepreneurs, disclosed a seminar on safe food on Thursday.
Speakers at the seminar said even when food is in a safe method, it is contaminated by the use of harmful chemicals and preservatives during the process of supply to consumers. Sometimes it is produced using unsafe chemicals and fertilizers, they said.
The seminar titled ‘'Strengthening smallholder farms...
The country will need some Tk 5,824 billion as deficit financing in the next two fiscals where the domestic bond market is under focus of development to meet the need.
Of the total amount, some Tk 2785 billion will be needed for the next 2025-26 fiscal while some Tk 3039 billion will be needed for the 2026-27 fiscal, according to an official document of the Finance Ministry.
In the 2024-25 fiscal year, deficit financing is estimated at Tk 2559 billion.
The document said that the Government of Bangladesh remains committed to sustaining a prudent fiscal policy while efficiently financing its development projects.
In the medium term, the government’s approach to deficit financing and debt management aims to secure its financing need...
Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar, the United States has said helping resolve Rohingya refugee crisis remains a priority for them.
“So we are following this development closely. We remain concerned by the conflict and its potential to undermine regional stability and security,” Spokesperson at the US Department of State Matthew Miller said during a regular media briefing in Washington on December 17.
He made...
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday assured that Bangladesh Bank is fully prepared to ensure enhanced cash flow to banks across the country, enabling depositors to access their funds without hindrance.
“No bank has been closed, and even the weakest institutions have been stabilised,” he said in his Victory Day address to the nation.
Dr Yunus said that confidence and discipline are being steadily restored in the banking system, and announced that previous restrictions on cash withdrawals have been lifted, signalling a rob...
