Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said a peaceful situation is prevailing in the country now after the January 5 elections following which the world leaders extended support to her government.
Bangladesh has continued progress in tackling gender disparity in four key areas – economic participation, education, health and political empowerment.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh's economy has continued to grow amid challenges and the economic opportunities prevailing in the country are strong enough to attract foreign investors.
Bangladesh has been elected to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s council for a second successive term.
The government has taken steps to ensure 30 percent women's participation in the trainings under a World Bank financed Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) Project aiming at creating over 10,000 women skilled manpower for the IT sector.