Dhaka, June 20 – The Minister for food Quamrul Islam on Wednesday opened a lottery of the Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan Somity (BPKS) to raise fund for this national voluntary organization dedicated to the welfare of people with all forms of…
Category: Development
An approach to fuel innovation led growth
The world is afflicted by problems that people experience in their daily lives: clean air in congested cities, a healthy and independent life in old age, access to digital technologies that improve public services, and treatment of diseases like cancer…
BD Greens for climate financing for resilient infrastructure
Dhaka, June 14 – Bangladesh Greens at a press conference on Thursday called for a focus on climate resilient infrastructure development for climate Financing in the upcoming national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year.
‘Agri intensification no “blueprint” for sustainable dev’
New research suggests that the combined social and ecological results of increased agricultural intensification in low and middle-income countries are not as positive as expected.
PM for partnership with G7 nations on blue economy
LA MALBAIE, QUEBEC, Canada, – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for development of partnership of G7 countries with vulnerable countries for sustainable management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystem.
Bangladesh needs to boost productive investment: IMF
Banking sector health can be improved by strengthening governance, it says Dhaka, Jun 8 – Bangladesh will need to boost productive investment by addressing infrastructure bottlenecks and strengthening the banking sector to keep ongoing momentum unhurt, the IMF said in…
Abu Dhabi wealth fund world’s top real estate investor
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is the top real estate investor in the world, a research report said, a sign of gulf sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) growing their alternate investments portfolio. SWFs in the Gulf have helped diversify their economies…
Environmental protection, development possible, given a will
SANDRP How is development possible along with environmental protection? There are two kinds of answers possible to this question. The standard kind of reply would try to provide a list of options that are available to a given development need.
Neonatal nursing is a holistic approach: Needs bottom lining
AHM Nouman Neonatology is a subspecialty of Pediatrics that consists of neonatal and newborn nursing care. It is now accepted that mother and child must be considered as one unit.
Ethiopia’s green growth: Launchpad for wider climate action
By Dex Agourides May 25, 2018 (IPS) – The vision for a sustainable future in Africa is being realized at a time of great possibilities and this vision is underpinned by a shift in continental focus towards sustainable and inclusive…
‘Corporate sourcing of renewables in 75 countries, growing’
IRENA study shows world market for corporate sourcing of renewable electricity reached 465 terawatt-hours in 2017 – enough to power a country the size of France Copenhagen, Denmark, 24 May – Companies in 75 countries actively sourced 465 terawatt hours…
Unlocking private finance developing countries’ greem growth
Climate finance has never been more urgently needed, with massive investments in climate action required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and avoid the devastating effects of a warmer planet.
Where the water is
Manzoor Qadir , Vladimir Smakhtin Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water and sanitation. But if governments do not embrace unconventional water resources, achieving that goal will be as difficult as getting water from a stone…
Fighting inequality in Asia and the Pacific
By Shamshad Akhtar Bangkok, Thailand, May (IPS) – Inequality is increasing in Asia and the Pacific. Our region’s remarkable economic success story belies a widening gap between rich and poor. A gap that’s trapping people in poverty and, if not…
Sustainable food systems not need new recipes
Many believe that the food and agricultural sector is different to all other economic sectors, that it is unique, and that it requires special economic models to thrive. After all, we expect the global food and agricultural system to respond…
Green development has to be equal for all
IPS caught up with Dr. Frank Rijsberman, director-general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), at the end of the flagship side event of the GGGI during the 51st Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila on…
Another milestone set with Bangabandu-1 launch: PM Hasina
Greeting the country’s people on the occasion of launching of Bangabandhu-1, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said another milestone has been set with its launching in Bangladesh’s continuous march forward.
Economic mobility across generations around the world
If you are born into a low-income family, what are the chances that you will rise higher regardless of your background? The ability to move up the income ladder, both in one’s lifetime and with respect to one’s parents, matters…
Over 4m households get solar home systems in BD
DHAKA, May 11 – Over four million remote households were provided with solar home systems while one million improved cook stoves were installed in rural homes under a World Bank (WB) aided project.
Fund for smart and green shipping in Finland
INTENS, a VTT-coordinated Finnish research-industry collaborative consortium, has jointly committed over €13 million in the next three years, with the ardent funding support of €5.6 million from Business Finland, to proactively advancing, promoting and digitalizing Finnish marine industries and beyond,…
Top 7 disruptive technologies for cities
By Abhas Jha Imagine you were working in development and poverty reduction in the early 1990s (I was!). Only one website existed in all the world in August 1991 (today there are over 1.5 billion). Mobile phones were expensive, rare,…
Gazipur Mayoral candidates promise to build a clean city
Dhaka, April 30 – The mayoral candidates in Gazipur City Corporation polls Monday Promised to build a clean and modern city as well as solve the important problems of city peoples. They also placed their various plans to solve these problems…
Eco-friendly production prerequisite to achieve SDG, say expert
Dhaka, April 30 –To achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030, the private industries have to be more eco-friendly, said experts at a roundtable in the city on Monday.
Five-fold rise in private healthcare centres in 17-years
Dhaka, April 28 – Bangladesh has witnessed a five-fold growth in the number of registered private hospitals and clinics since 2000. According to the government’s Health Bulletin 2017, the number of registered private hospitals and clinics under Directorate General of…
PM seeks Australia’s support for BD’s further economic progress
Noting that Bangladesh needs greater human capacity as it is going to the next stage of development through graduation from the LDC, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought Australian cooperation to this end.
Revving up green growth
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 27 2018 (IPS) – While sustainable development may still seem elusive to some, a new initiative wants to pave a path for nations working towards a greener future.
Post modern illusion
Once, postmodernism and its protagonists identified themselves as freedom fighters – and probably still do. Their argument goes like this: The universalism of modernity and the logic of the general in industrialized societies, as the German sociologist Andreas Reckwitz calls…
Another Metro-rail project to connect Airport with Kamalapur
DHAKA, April 27 – After the country’s first metro rail from Uttara to Motijheel, now under implementation, the government is planning to construct another metro rail from Airport to Kamalapur linking Purbachal to make the city’s road transport system more…
Development prospects for hundreds of millions in jeopardy
By Amina J. Mohammed UN, Apr 24 (IPS) – The global economy is strengthening. A broad-based economic upturn has underpinned progress in many areas.
Dev gains from e-commerce and digital platforms for South
Geneva, 19 Apr (Kanaga Raja) – Digital platforms lead to efficiency gains such as from lower transaction costs, lower consumer prices and increased access to markets, but also raise concerns that the market power of certain platforms may lead to…