Govt to further strengthen delta management with WB, Netherlands
The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement on Tuesday with the Netherlands and the World Bank Group including its private sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) with the 2030 Water Resources Group to strengthen management of the Bangladesh Delta, Asia’s largest and the world’s most populated delta. The partnership will help to develop and implement the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, a long term and holistic vision for the Bangladesh Delta, and help to realize Bangladesh’s goal of becoming a middle-income country by 2021 while maintaining the unique biodiversity and physical characteristics of the delta.
Reducing violence against women through religious leaders
The Asia Foundation Bangladesh, with support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), organized project-closing workshop on “Reducing Violence against Women through Religious Leaders in Rangpur” initiative on Tuesday at Baridhara in the capital featuring 60 participants from Rangpur and Dhaka, and discussants from University of Dhaka, BRAC University and Development Research Initiative (DRI).
To address this issues, The Asia Foundation (the Foundation) initiated a project on Reducing Violence against Women (RVAW) in Rangpur S...
To address this issues, The Asia Foundation (the Foundation) initiated a project on Reducing Violence against Women (RVAW) in Rangpur S...
Revenue, investment major challenges: WB
Financing may be a major constraint for implementation of the proposed budget, in view of revenue earning scenario, the World Bank said on Monday.
It observed that the government’s growth target may also be affected by investment shortage and persistent weakness in business regulation and service delivery.
In its budget analysis, the lending agency stuck to its earlier projection of Bangladesh growth at 6.3 per cent for 2015-16 fiscal year, as against the budget target of 7 per cent.
The WB earlier estimated the GDP growth for 2014-15 fiscal at 5.6...
The WB earlier estimated the GDP growth for 2014-15 fiscal at 5.6...
WTO rules in fixing transit fees for India
Bangladesh and India will fix the transit fees as per WTO rules in exchange for facilitating connectivity for India’s land-locked northeastern states, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said.
“During the visit of the Indian Prime Minister, the issue (transit fee) was discussed...the two countries will now finalise the arrangement over the fees in line with the WTO rules,” Muhith said yesterday.
Speaking at a business conference here, he said the transit fees would include the infrastructure development costs as well for the sub-regional con...
Speaking at a business conference here, he said the transit fees would include the infrastructure development costs as well for the sub-regional con...
Campaign against intellectual property infringement
Fight against intellectual property (IP) infringement in the country can help achieve the goal to become a middle income country by 2021, said experts at a programmme today.
Intellectual Property Association of Bangladesh (IPAB) today, Saturday (June 13, 2013) launched a campaign to fight against IP infringement in the country.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed MP inaugurated the campaign as chief guest while Anisul Haq, Mayor, South City Corporation was guest of honour.
The objectives of the campaig...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed MP inaugurated the campaign as chief guest while Anisul Haq, Mayor, South City Corporation was guest of honour.
The objectives of the campaig...
Rural, urban inequality increased in WASH sector
In 2015-16 proposed national budget for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector allocation in the rural and urban inequality has increased by 8 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. Remote and disadvantaged wetlands, coast, tea gardens in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and specific projects for the disadvantaged population was not taken into consideration. The total budget allocated to this sector to near to zero. The national budget for water, sanitation and hygiene sector allocation last year of the current fiscal year, but reduced it to 1.64 per cent, which is 1.57 per cent less than in 2007-2008 
