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Fighting river erosion with finance

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is collaborating with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to develop a Climate Damage Function (CDF) aiming at strengthening climate-sensitive financial reporting and supporting banks and financial institutions in protecting assets and enhancing resilience in areas affected by natural calamities. The CDF will facilitate the design of innovative blended finance models, increasing the financial flow to the most vulnerable communities.  

Voter now 123.7m ahead of Nat’l Voter Day

The total number of voters in Bangladesh has reached 123.7 million, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin announced on Sunday.

The CEC revealed the updated figure, which now stands at 123,732,274, during the inauguration of a vibrant rally in front of Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital, held to mark National Voter Day 2025.

Traditionally, the ...

European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib arrives in city

European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, is currently visiting Bangladesh.

During her visit, the Commissioner toured the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and is set to meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday at noon. Later that afternoon, she will attend a book launch event titled “Bangladesh, 36 July 2024” at a city park.

Following the book launch, she is scheduled to meet Foreign A...

BD slips to 100th position in Democracy Index

Bangladesh has dropped 25 positions to 100th place out of 167 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2024, as its score reaches a record low. The annual index, released on Thursday, rated the state of democracy in countries across the globe based on five categories – electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.

Bangladesh, with an overall score of 4.44 out o...

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