By IPS World Desk Rome, Apr 28 (IPS) – As part of efforts to move towards “climate-smart” agriculture, several countries have shared In a meeting in Rome new experiences on how to produce food in ways that help farmers cope…
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Sustainability train has already well and truly left the station
Climate change and risks to fossil fuel industry: sustainability train has left the station Dhaka – Commercial activity in fossil fuels is increasingly at odds with global actions to reduce the threat of climate change. Burning coal, oil, and natural…
Paris keen to support Dhaka in exploring blue economy
Dhaka – France wants to help Bangladesh by providing technical support to explore and exploit the potentiality of blue economy.
Pesticides can be reduced without hurting productivity
A new study has found that low pesticide use rarely decreased productivity and profitability on arable farms. Researchers from the French National Institute for Agricultural Research assessed whether herbicides, fungicides and insecticides were associated with productivity or profitability in 946…
Ecnec okays Tk 1.1 5 lakh cr health project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved Tk 1.15 lakh crore 4th Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Programme, aiming to improve equity, quality and efficiency for gradually moving towards Universal Health Coverage and achieving health-related…
7th Bangladesh Brand Forum Seminar 2017 held
Dhaka, March 19 – The seventh Bangladesh Brand Forum Seminar 2017 was held on Saturday at Hotel Le Méridien Dhaka, under the theme of “Branding in Digital Age.”
10 simple time & energy investments you can make in yourself
Trent Hamm I tend to view a good life as being one that’s full of good investments. If you use your resources (money, time, energy, etc.) in a smart way, they’re going to give far more value back to you…
NEC approves Tk 1,19,296 cr revised ADP
Dhaka – The National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday approved an overall Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) outlay of Tk 1,19,296 crore for the current fiscal year (FY17), down from the original overall ADP size of Tk 1,23,345 crore. The…
Expressway on Dhaka-Chittagong life-line highway nodded
Dhaka, Feb 18 – The government has finally decided to build a complete elevated expressway over the existing Dhaka-Chittagong Highway shelving its previous plan to construct an at-grade six-lane expressway. The decision was finalised as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has…
Valuating biodiversity and ecosystem impacts of agriculture
Danielle Nierenberg Conventional agricultural practices can adversely impact biodiversity and ecosystem health, according to a recent report published in Solutions. In fact, both corporations and eaters rarely pay for the true cost of food on the environment, public health, and…
IBCF for uniform shariah compliance
Dhaka – Islamic Banks Consultative Forum (IBCF) emphasised on practicing Uniform Shariah Compliance and Accounting System for all Banks operating Islamic Banking services in Bangladesh. Arastoo Khan, newly elected Chairman of IBCF emphasised on the issue at a meeting recently.
Elevated expressway over Bangladesh’s major highway planned
Masudul Hoque & Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writers Dhaka, Feb 4 – Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has worked out a plan to construct a 220-km elevated expressway with a multimodal transport corridor over the existing Dhaka-Chittagong highway to boost…
Food waste to be halved by 2030
Countries across the Europe, including Britain, have formally pledged to try and cut their food waste by 50% by 2030 campaigners call for target to be binding Pressure from Friends of the Earth and people across the continent, including 60,000…
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
By Thomas Piketty Let it be said at once: Trump’s victory is primarily due to the explosion in economic and geographic inequality in the United States over several decades and the inability of successive governments to deal with this. Both…
BB to unveil 2nd half yearly monetary policy Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank will unveil its 2nd half yearly (January-July) monetary policy statement (MPS) of the current fiscal year on Sunday. There will be a plan in the new policy to continue support towards achieving GDP growth target set…
Plan to provide subsidy to LPG sector shelved
Dhaka – The government has finally abandoned its plan to provide subsidy to LPG sector fearing that it may create new complexities and become a source of corruption, sources at the Energy Division said. UNB news agency reported
Cabinet approves Summit LNG terminal for $1.6 billion-a-year
Dhaka – Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee on Wednesday gave its approval to two proposals ‘in principle’, – an LNG terminal to be set up by local Summit Group, and import of LNG from RasGas of Qatar on government-to-government agreement basis.…
BD to create 2.7 million new jobs in current fiscal
Dhaka – Planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said 27 lac jobs will be generated in the current fiscal year (FY2016-17). “In every fiscal year, 20 lac new faces enter the job market. This time 6-7 lac jobs will be created…
JS body wants jute bill to be placed in next JS session
Dhaka – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Textile and Jute Ministry on Sunday recommended the government to place the Jute Bill 2016 in the parliament’s next session, scheduled to start from January 22.
ACC chairman warns its officials against graft
Dhaka – Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood on Thursday warned its officials that stern actions will be taken if any graft allegation is found against them.
LPG, auto gas policy in the offing to facilitate private investment
Dhaka -The government is working to formulate a policy to facilitate private investment in the country’s LPG and auto gas sector as part of its plan to popularise the use of LPG and auto gas amid fast depletion of country’s…
Govt is committed to implement the Ctg Hill Tracts peace
Dhaka-Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi yesterday said the government is committed to fully implement the CHT (Chittagong Hill Tracts) peace accord.
Govt moves to ‘introduce unified university admission test’
Dhaka -The government has taken an initiative to introduce a unified test system for admission to all universities, aiming to reduce the hassles of admission seekers and their guardians. President Abdul Hamid, also the chancellor of all universities, will hold…
3 power sector projects get approval on ECNEC
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved three power sector big projects, including Power Grid Network Strengthening Project, with an estimated outlay of Tk 13,703.31 crore, aiming to ensure an uninterrupted power supply system across…
Bay of Bengal marine resources survey to begin in Nov
Dhaka – The government will start marine resource assessment within the country’s boundary in the Bay of Bengal in this November by using a high-tech marine research vessel, says a senior official. “The ocean survey ship, imported from Malaysia in…
The deal to create world’s largest marine park in Antarctica
By David Gilbert An “unprecedented level of international cooperation” has finally led to the creation of the world’s largest marine park, in the Southern Ocean in Antarctica. The initiative designed to help protect one of the most pristine areas of…
‘Climate change help in aid, not loan’
As an ‘innocent victim’ of climate change, Bangladesh should receive aid, not loan, to fight the effects of climate change, the head of the parliamentary panel on environment and forest ministry has said.Hasan Mahmud, also former environment minister, spoke twice…
10 projects get Ecnec nod with outlay of Tk 9443 cr
Dhaka: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved the 3rd revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project raising its cost by Tk 6,813.27 crore, aiming to reduce the country’s poverty rate to 10 percent…
We Won’t Go Far Until Climate Issues Are Mainstreamed in Policy
Two years ago at the 31st African Union Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, heads of state and government endorsed the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) programme on agriculture and climate change with the bold vision of at least 25…
SAARC is important although there are political intolerance in the region: CPD
Dhaka-Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil society think thank, on Thursday said the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) still has its importance even though there political tensions in the region.