Muhammad Yunus Victory of the People Outcome of Cop 21 got me thrilled and inspired. After 40 years of battle between believers and non-believers finally believers won. They persuaded everyone that the world is in real danger, and we must…
Category: Development
Development with equity book launched
Dr. Sadiq deserves credit for bringing out such a timely book, which not only celebrates the progress we have made so far but also alerts us to what to focus on in the coming years. Dr. Alamgir and Dr. Mujeri…
South Asian Speakers underscore SDGs success
Dhaka – The South Asian Speakers in a summit here on Saturday stressed joint efforts and sharing best practices to successfully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) giving an improved life and better future for people in the region. They…
Super-rich: 62 people own as much as half the world
The world’s richest 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world’s population, according to a report by the charity Oxfam. Super-rich individuals saw an increase of 44 percent since 2010, taking their cumulative wealth to $1.76…
‘Climate compatible dev requires participation of all’
Dhaka – Simon Maxwell, a leading thinker on international development on Saturday stressed the need for visionary leadership, appropriate policies and their implementation by enlisting the participation of all to make development climate compatible. Delivering the anniversary lecture 2015 of…
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development alternates MDGs
Jatinder Kaur New Delhi (ABC Live): 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development : Avoid Temptation to Fall into ‘Declarationist Nominalism’ Pope Francis, Joined Other World Leaders in Hailing Post-2015 Framework. Climate change, environmental issues, the migrant and refugee crisis, and the…
Growth to be 6.5 percent this year, 6.7pc next year: WB
Dhaka – World Bank chief economist Dr. Kaushik Basu on Sunday said that the economic growth of Bangladesh in 2015 will be 6.5 percent and this growth will reach 6.7 percent in 2016 when Chinese growth will be in the…
Influence of philanthropic foundations on global development
Aachen/Berlin/Bonn/New York – For the last few decades, increasing globalization of the world economy and waves of deregulation and privatization have facilitated the emergence and increased the power of private actors, particularly of large transnational corporations. However, it is not…
Good governance, accountability must for SDGs: Prof. Wahiduddin
Eminent economist Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud on Saturday said good governance and accountability in public expenditure are a must for ensuring proper implementation of ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh. “To ensure the results of the development goals, accountably should…
Bd Dev Forum highlights Govt’s economic agenda seeking support
Dhaka – A two-day Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF)-2015 began in the capital on Sunday with the government drawing attention of the development partners to its core development agenda, highlighting the economic achievements, macroeconomic indicators and the climate for investment, trade…
Bangladesh Dev Forum meet Sunday: 12b being sought
A meeting of the Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) will be held in Dhaka to underscore the need for foreign funding to implement sustainable development goals. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the two-day meet on Sunday, Economic Relations Division’s Senior…
Bangladesh’s rising forex reserves is a ‘pleasant problem’
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman says the foreign exchange reserves crossing the $27 billion mark is a ‘pleasant problem’.“Many countries face deficit. But we are in a nice problem…a problem of surplus. It’s very pleasing news,” he said. The foreign…
100 more economic zones in phases: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to work with new concept to attract more local and foreign investment and reiterated her government’s plan to establish 100 economic zones in phases for further development of…
Dev countries propose to rebalance “lop-sided” texts for Paris outcome
Bonn – (Meena Raman) – It was a dramatic and rocky start to the climate talks in Bonn, Germany, which began on 19 October, under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) of the…
Bangladesh praised for growth: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says Bangladesh’s six percent plus annual GDP growth and significant improvement in social indicators has come in for praise all over the world.Just after World Bank president Jim Yong Kim showered praise on Bangladesh for its…
Concern at little part of civil society in dev Planning
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday expressed their concern over little participation of civil society in the government planning process especially in vision 2021 and 7th five year plan, which are being considered as graduation strategies towards becoming middle income…
A fish called development
Oby Ezekwesili , José Maria Figueres and Pascal Lamy Geneva – The just-adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are expected to herald the start of a new era in global development, one that promises to transform the world in the name…
ADB predicts 6.7 percent GDP growth in 2015-16
Bangladesh may achieve 6.7 percent GDP growth in the ongoing fiscal year, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In its outlook for 2015 released on Tuesday, the lending agency said a stable political environment, public and private sector investment as…
Economic growth to be slightly up in current fiscal: ADB
Bangladesh economic growth is expected to go up slightly in the current fiscal year, due to strong domestic demand backed by better exports and remittances, says Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday. The bank in its latest outlook update for Asian…
‘Bangladesh Bank to mobilise $7b for infrastructure dev’
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Saturday said the central bank will mobilise a $7-billion fund for the country’s infrastructure development to accelerate the GDP growth from 6 percent to 8 percent, aiming to fulfill the nation’s dream of…
‘Hunger, poverty reduction, employment, quality education, need focus’
Although Bangladesh has already met targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there are still areas that need greater attention including hunger-poverty reduction, employment generation and ensuring quality education at all levels. ‘Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report-2015’ published on…
Dhaka plans Indistrial Zone for China in Chittagong area
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the proposed Chinese Economic & Industrial Zone to be set up on 774.25 acres of land at Anwara, Chittagong involving Tk 420.37 crore exclusively for Chinese investors. The approval was…
UN’s Post-2015 Development Agenda under fire
UN, Jul (IPS) – The U.N.’s highly ambitious post-2015 development agenda, which is expected to be finalised shortly, has come fire even before it could get off the ground. A global network of civil society organisations (CSOs), under the banner…
Campaign to reclaim future opposing the corporate “development” agenda
AID/WATCH, Australia has launched a campaign to oppose the corporate development agenda being promoted by multilateral agencies at the cost of peoples’ goals for sustainable development. A canpaign statement prepared by it has been circulatged worldwide for endorsement by people’s…
India, China, Malaysia want to fund Padma bridge: Quader
Communication Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said Malaysia, China and India are interested in bridging the Padma, hours after Bangladesh formally withdrew its bid to secure World Bank funding for the $2.9-billion bridge. “The funding will be confirmed within this…