Building a sound government-NGO partnership in combating graft is a good practice in Bangladesh that can be replicated in many other countries, speakers observed at a function in Panama City.
The special event on Bangladesh organised on the sidelines of the 5
th Conference of State Parties (COSP-5) of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) being held this week, according to a Foreign Ministry release issued on Friday.
The event titled ‘Opportunities and Challenges in Government-Civil Society Eng...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of the United Kingdom (UK), and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to help the urban poor of fast growing secondary cities of Asia including Bangladesh. The three partners intended to protect the urban poor from the ravages of climate change.
The partners have agreed to roll out an innovative program namely ‘Managing Climate Risks for the Urban Poor’, to help 25 secondary cities in the region counter the impacts of climate change, with ...
US Trade Representative Michael Froman said a new agreement with Bangladesh will give the two countries a formal mechanism to address the serious labour, safety and worker rights issues that led to the Southeast Asian nation’s loss of US trade preferences earlier this year.
The countries signed the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) at a ceremony in Washington Monday.
In June, the US said it was suspending Bangladesh’s trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences as of September. The US cited pervasive garment factory safety problems, including two tragedies that claimed the lives of more than 1,230 workers, in addition to the failure of industry and government to allow Bangladeshi workers...
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of Bangladesh has decelerated for the second year in a row to 6 per cent, says a World Bank (WB) report published on Thursday.
Disruptions caused by political strife, deepening political tensions relating to the impending political transition and the inadequacies of improvements in the provision of power, gas and infrastructure were the key factors in the growth slowdown.
These contributed to weakening investor confidence leading to a 1.2 percent decline in the private investment rate, the report added.
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In Bangladesh, youth with disabilities often have difficulty transitioning to work, as they lack the necessary skills to perform competitively in the job market and also face discrimination from employers on the basis of their disability. When the World Bank and Microsoft announced the regional grant competition “Youth Solutions! Technology for Skills and Employment”, we decided to submit a proposal to address this from the Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) in Bangladesh.
Our proposed project titled “Empowering Youth with Disabilities through Market Driven ICT Skills” sought ideas from youth on how to use innovative and creative methods to promote ICT skills amongst youth with disabilities to help them secure gainful employment.
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) will be one of the private sector partners of Water and Sanitation Program of World Bank (WB) at the Water Hackathon, App festival (Bangladesh Part) to be held in the mid of next January in Bangladesh.
DCCI has signed a deal to this effect on Monday with the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP), World Bank, at the DCCI office in the capital.
DCCI President and Chairman of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Expo Md Sabur Khan and Communications Specialist of WSP Mirva Moilanen signed...
The event titled ‘Opportunities and Challenges in Government-Civil Society Eng...
