The gender gap in Bangladesh is the lowest among countries in South Asia, according to a study by the World Economic Forum. Bangladesh ranked 71st out of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 with a score of 0.714, the WEF said on Thursday. Globally, Iceland topped the list on gender equality, with a score of 0.908, while Afghanist...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the western countries to rethink the sanctions they imposed on Russia as their punitive action is causing immense suffering across the globe. "I think that it is justified to retreat from the act of punishing one country which is hurting the people of the whole world," she said while inaugurating t...
In view of the global trend of price spiral, power scarcity and looming food crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all to be cautious in using electricity, make savings and grow more foods to ward off the situation. "We have to be cautious from the very beginning. If we mov...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning headed towards her hometown Tungipara in Gopalganj, with her children by the Padma Bridge. Her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul accompanied her. The prime minister left Ganabhaban at 8am and reached the Padma Bridge at 8:48am. HPM Sheikh Hasina spent some time on bridge w...
Export earnings of the country has fetched a record height of US$52.082 billion in the last fiscal year (FY22) despite the unstable global economic situation mainly caused by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global issues. According to the latest statistics of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the country's export earnings witnes...
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