Bangladesh leading in South Asia in gender parity: WEF report

Bangladesh has ranked number one among South Asian countries in terms of gender parity, according to the latest Global Gender Gap Report 2023 by the World Economic Forum (WEF). With a score of 72.2%, Bangladesh ranked 59th globally, indicating significant progress in achieving gender parity. Women across the country this year experienced a rise...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for a global partnership to fight COVID-19

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for forging a collective global partnership and greater unity to fight the coronavirus pandemic as she placed a five-point proposal that includes devising meaningful strategies. “The world is perhaps facing the biggest crisis in the last 100 years. So, we need to face the crisis together … ...

WEF to arrange event of Bangabandhu's birth centenary

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will arrange an event in Bangladesh next year on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Besides, the WEF will hold a programme in Davos of Switzerland in 2021 focusing on Bangladesh and Bangabandhu. As a country, Bangladesh will be the main focus of the Davos...

HPM Sheikh Hasina proposes five points concerning weaker economies

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed a five-point proposal to address the key concerns of smaller communities and weaker economies for their collective takeoff endeavours, which she felt crucial for a sustainable global economy. “We sometimes look just in terms of the capacity of a few large economies or their needs,” she told the Wo...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for low-cost technology transfer

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to ensure easy transfer of technology at low cost among the countries across the world to face the possible challenges during the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “The global community has a responsibility to ensure easy transfer of technology at low cost among the...