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UN welcomes de-escalation of violence, calls for credible elections

In response to questions raised concerning developments in Bangladesh, the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said that Mr. Ban welcomed the de-escalation of violence in Bangladesh in the past weeks. Ban ki MoonThe Spokesperson added that the Secretary-General is encouraged by the opposition's decision to participate in the city council elections for Dhaka and Chittagong, scheduled for 28 April, and he appeals to the authorities in all relevant institutions to ensure that the elections will be transparent, i...

No nutrition survey in India in last 10 years; BD performs better

They may have lower growth rates than India, but Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal are more prompt about conducting regular surveys on the nutritional status of their population. The last nutrition survey done in India was ten years ago despite its unacceptably high levels of malnutrition. During this period, neighbouring nations have completed two surveys. rohingya-childrenThere has been no district level nutritional survey in India since 2002, more than 13 years back. National Statistical Commission chairman Pronab Sen when sp...

Pension for pvt service holders

The government plans to make a law to introduce a mandatory pension scheme in the private sector. The law will be enacted for a comprehensive pension system for the elderly people in the private sector like that in the public sector, reports the Daily Star. govtA proposal to this end will be tabled at the cabinet meeting on Monday, a highly placed source told The Daily Star. However, the scheme may not see the light of day soon as the law and related regulations will take one to two years to be passed. It will be a three-tier pension program...

$ 500m Green Fund for textile sector

The central bank of Bangladesh announced $500 million of low-cost green fund for the textile sector. The fund’s timing is critical as the global demand for environmental-friendly goods continues to rise. rmg222The World Bank Group is supporting the Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT project) in Bangladesh. IFC is taking a lead role in structuring the green fund. Bangladesh has the world’s second largest textile industry, generating around $24 billion in 2014 and employing 4 million workers, 80 percent of whom are women. Washing, dyeing, ...

BD requires no budget support for next FY: WB

The World Bank (WB) thinks that Bangladesh will not require any budget support for upcoming fiscal year 2015-16. It is, therefore, uncertain whether the government will receive the Bank’s support in Budgetthe next fiscal year’s budget. But the final decision regarding the matter will come at the spring meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC in April. “We had a long meeting with the World Bank officials and discussed about the budget support for the next fiscal year. But at the end of the meeting they (WB ...

Govt urged to end onslaught on dissent, restore democracy

Global civil society alliance, CIVICUS, and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) have expressed grave concern over the unabated incursions on fundamental human rights and democratic freedoms in Bangladesh amid the on-going political violence in the country. human rights Bangladesh“Bangladesh is currently experiencing a serious constitutional crisis through clampdowns on the right to express democratic dissent,” said Mandeep Tiwana, Head of Policy and Research at CIVICUS. “Political repression and attacks on inde...
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