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Saving Grameen Bank, sustaining the Bangladesh paradox  

Bangladesh today is a global poster child within the Muslim world for women’s development. When it comes to gender equality, it ranks above all South Asian countries and Muslim-majority nations in Asia. The Bangladesh gender paradox – superior status of women despite a patriarchal social structure and strong influence of religion – owes to another paradox: Health conditions and economic participation of women have improved over the last twenty years despite limited public investment in social sectors. grameen bankAt a time when women’s developme...

Bangladesh ranks 14th in graft index  

Bangladesh has been ranked 14th sliding two notches down in the graft index among 175 countries, according to a survey of Transparency International. tib logoOn a scale of 0-100, Bangladesh has scored 25 and has been ranked 2 steps lower than that in 2013 from bottom. The TI Bangladesh (TIB) unveiled the findings at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka today. According to the report, the country stood 145th among 175 countries, which is nine notches lower than the last year’s 136 across the world based on corruption percepti...

Registration mandatory for NGOs

The non-government organisations (NGOs)must register with NGO Affairs Bureau to operate in Bangladesh and receive funds from international donors, according to the draft of a new law on foreign grants. ngoThe cabinet today gave final approval to the draft of Foreign Grants (Voluntary Activities) Regulation Act 2014. With Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, the weekly cabinet approved the act which empowered the bureau to cancel the registration of any private organisation for its irregularities, Cabinet Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan tol...

Saarc Summit ends amid tension, drama

With all the eight nations signing a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif shaking hands after the first-day tension, the 18th Saarc Summit concluded here on Thursday. The Summit came to an end in the afternoon with the adoption of a 36-point Kathmandu Declaration 2014. saarc 2014Nepalese Prime Minister and Chairperson of the 18th Saarc Summit Sushil Koirala declared the Summit’s conclusion, terming it a success, UNB reports. In his co...

Nisha Biswal to attend SAARC Summit, visit Dhaka

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will travel to New Delhi, India for internal consultations and bilateral meetings. She will then travel to Kathmandu, Nepal where she will represent the United States as an observer state at the 18th Annual South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. nisha biswalThe summit will focus on deepening regional economic connectivity and expanding South Asia’s role in the global economy. While in Kathmandu, she will meet with Nepali political lea...

Building future with bricks of knowledge

Education has always been the backbone for a nation and teachers are considered as our nation builders. Ever since mankind discovered light at the end of the tunnel, science has added enhancements to reach there. Through education, students gain knowledge, skills, and values to address the environmental and social challenges of the coming decades. svrbTeachers are main contributors of education as they pass on knowledge and values in every generation as they play crucial roles in developing and touching one’s life. Systems of schooling involve instit...
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