The World Bank (WB) has approved approximately 1.1 billion U.S. dollars for three projects in Bangladesh, according to a statement of the Washington-based lender received here Wednesday. The projects would benefit almost 36 million people by improving the quality of primary education, building coastal communities’ resilience to natural disaster, and increasing the nutrition and cognitive development of children from the poorest households, the statement showed, reports Xinhua. The projects approved by the bank’s Board of Executive Directors are 400 mi...

Bangladesh must ensure high-quality education, plug infrastructure deficit and establish good governance to be an Asian economic powerhouse, US Ambassador Dan W Mozena said yesterday. He also said apparel, shoes and finished leather goods, generic pharmaceuticals, and IT products are the four areas that will make the country's economy more vibrant.  “A tiger, of course, needs more than just legs. My vision of the Bangladesh economic tiger includes frozen shrimp, small freighters, flowers, bone china, jute products, silk products and so m...