Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima today said his country was comfortable with the incumbent government in Bangladesh since it was reinstalled following a legitimate election under the constitution.
The per capita income of Bangladesh has now reached at US$ 1180, which was US$ 1044 earlier, Planning Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal revealed it after the ECNEC meeting on 21st May, 2014.
A turnaround in Bangladesh's pharmaceutical industry opens a new export sector creating jobs and boosting economic growth.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for working together by the South Asian nations to further accelerate the economic development of the region.
The National Economic Council (NEC) today approved the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Taka 86,000 crore for the financial year 2014-15 with the incorporation of the own financing projects of corporations and autonomous bodies of Taka 5,685 crore that has raised the total ADP size.
An important progress has been made in construction of Padma Bridge. A construction firm, China Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd has been selected to construct the long aspired bridge on the river Padma.
Government is going to provide skills training to 1.25 million young workers. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend $350 million to Bangladesh to help public and private institutions scale up skills training for the young workers. These training will make them well- equipped to find jobs and meet the changing needs of today's labour...
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT Advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said “Bangladesh’s income in ICT sector will cross One billion US $ within next five years.”
Works on country’s 3rd seaport is to begin shortly at Patuakhali’s Payra river. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Payra Seaport Authority, under which the former will provide the latter with monetary, technical and human resources assistance.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the information ministry to complete the formulation of a broadcasting policy soon after consultation with stakeholders. "The government has already prepared a draft policy (in this connection)," she said in her introductory speech to high officials of the ministry and its affiliated bodies at...
The government has adopted a program to provide basic literacy and marketable skills to some 4.5 Million illiterate people between the ages of 15 to 45.
The government plans to set up a separate ‘Cyber Security Department’ to deal with the fast growing cyber crimes that have emerged as a threat to the national security and financial services. The cyber security department will have a Computer Response Incident Team (CRIT) which will work as a trouble shooter to address the computer relat...
According to the latest economic update by Asian Development Bank (ADB), prudent policy support from the current government along with discovery and utilization of high yielding verities of crops, has poised Bangladesh’s agricultural sector to achieve a higher and sustainable growth in the coming years, comforting economy by ensuring foo...
Dhaka, May 17, 2014 Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), with funding from the Canadian government, have launched a project titled “Bangladesh Skills for Employment and Productivity (B-SEP)” which aims to achieve the goal of building a better trained and qualified workforce for key industrial sectors...
Dhaka, May 17, 2014 Local and foreign companies will set up a 60-megawatt wind turbine power plant in partnership in the coastal belt of Cox's Bazar to generate green electricity.
Dhaka, May 17, 2014 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said military dictator General Ziaur Rahman wanted to erase the name of Awami League after the brutal assassination of Bangabandhu as he (Zia) considered the party his main enemy.
Dhaka, May 14, 2014 Second phase of the Employment Generation Project for the Poorest (EGPP) is continuing successfully in eight Upazilas of Rangpur, generating employment for the ultra poor of the district.
Dhaka, May 14, 2014 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government does not want to use the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) politically; rather it wants to uphold the reputation of the organization as a disciplined institution.
Dhaka, May 13, 2014 Bangladesh has become a top hotspot for renewable energy jobs which has created a green workforce in 2013.
Dhaka, May 13, 2014 China today said it wants to give a new dimension to the friendly relations with Bangladesh.
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