Bangladesh has managed to achieve the attention of the world as it has achieved exemplary success in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 (reducing child and maternal mortality) well before the target years and for being on track to achieve other goals like MDG 6 which is combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
According to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in the last decade or so, in particular in the last five years, in reducing poverty and extreme poverty.
Since assuming office in 2009, the government of Sheikh Hasina has initiated various programmes and projects for the development of women. Women’s development and empowerment form a crucial aspect of the government’s overall vision. The Sixth Five Year Plan (2011-2015) of Bangladesh government, which is the national medium term developme...
Introduction Bangladesh, as a country with a vast population, is full of potentials. Information Technology is the key to utilize those potentials. The developed countries are stepping forward equally with the advancement of technology.
Introduction Bangladesh has a long history of natural disasters, with over 219 natural disasters taking place between 1980 and 2008, causing over US$16 billion in total damage. The country has had a long experience of severe cyclonic events, floods, land-slides, arsenic, tornadoes and threats of earthquakes.