Bangladesh is keen on the formation of the BCIM corridor which will help the economy of Bangladesh.
“India and China are progressing fast and Bangladesh will remain friends to them. The BCIM Corridor will definitely help boost trade and networking among us and India,” Ahmed told IANS on the sidelines of 27th
Bangladesh visa counter in Assam soon
After the trial run of the Guwahati-Dhaka bus service, the Bangladesh high commission in India will be setting up a visa felicitation counter at Guwahati in Assam.
Disclosing that the joint delegation of India and Bangladesh, which travelled from Guwahati to Dhaka, has given its clearance for the formal launching of the bus service, authoritative security sources told this newspaper that the delegation in its report has stressed the need of improvement of road condition on some patches between Shillong and Dawki as well as Dawki and Sylhet in Ban...
Disclosing that the joint delegation of India and Bangladesh, which travelled from Guwahati to Dhaka, has given its clearance for the formal launching of the bus service, authoritative security sources told this newspaper that the delegation in its report has stressed the need of improvement of road condition on some patches between Shillong and Dawki as well as Dawki and Sylhet in Ban...
Political situation hurting economy, governance
The prevailing ‘unusual’ political situation is hurting country’s economy and affecting the quality of governance, politicians, economists and experts said Saturday.
They called upon the major political parties to engage in an immediate dialogue for, what they said, restoring democracy for the sake of clearing the way for economic growth.
Their observations came at the launch of a research report styled ‘The State of Governance in Bangladesh 2013: Democracy and Party Politics’ at the Brac Centre Inn in the capital.
The BRAC Instit...
The BRAC Instit...
Bangladeshis most active in politics
Bangladesh has ranked the highest in terms of people’s political participation among 33 developing and emerging nations, says a global survey.
The country, however, has a very low political efficacy with over two-thirds of the respondents saying government officials do not care about what the people think, it says.
The survey, titled “Spring 2014 Global Attitudes Survey” by the US-based Pew Research Centre, shows 65 percent Bangladeshis have higher level of involvement in political affairs and 29 percent medium level, though the Asia region ranks the lowest in this field with an overall median of 24 percent. As regions, the Middle East and Africa have relatively high rates of participation in political affairs.
UN Volunteers at Dhaka to curb gender based violence
The 16 days of activism campaign is a global initiative to raise awareness and combat all forms of gender based violence. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme joined the 2014 campaign in Bangladesh and decided to focus on an issue often raised during discussions with Bangladeshi citizens: gender and public transportation.
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Dysfunctional governance remains serious problem
Bangladesh has the image of a developmental welfare state, as reflected in the country's Constitution and in numerous other official documents, but the country has to contend with a serious problem of dysfunctional governance, former caretaker government adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud has said.
The country is rated very poorly according to most global indicators of political and economic governance, said the economist while addressing a session of the international conference on 'Political Economy, Accountability and Governance' at a local hotel on Thursday.
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