Special Report

Budget 2014-2015 In Extending Social Protection

  The budget for fiscal year 2014-2015 is an expression and integrated part of the perspective plan called ‘Vision 2021’. The main objective of the proposed budget is to maintain continuity of existing monetary and fiscal policy strategies and to ensure macroeconomic stability. Another objective of the budget is to facilitate social protec...

Budget For Implementing ‘Vision 2021’

  On 5th June 2014, the Honourable Finance Minister of Bangladesh, AMA Muhith unveiled the TK 2.5 trillion ($32.42 billion) annual budget of Bangladesh for the fiscal year 2014-15. It marks a 12% rise from last fiscal’s budget at TK 2.2 trillion. The budget has been specifically tailored to assist Bangladesh being elevated to the status of...

Bangladesh Leading The Way In Green Energy

  Recently a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlighted Bangladesh’s successes in creating substantial employment in the renewable energy sector. In the last ten years, Bangladesh, which currently boasts the sixth largest energy related workforce, saw the number of solar powered homes increase from 25,000 to 2....

Bangladesh Making Significant Progress in Labour Standards

  Despite facing multi faceted challenges, Bangladesh, the third largest manufacturer and/or exporter of ready-made garments (RMG) in the world, has made significant progress in recent times to improve the working conditions of its labour force by taking a number of effective steps and/or actions. One such medium of reform has been the ena...

Five Years of Effective Counter Terrorism

  Bangladesh received glowing reviews regarding its anti terrorism measures in the recent US State Department’s Country Report on Terrorism (2013). It noted with recognition the “remarkable successes” Bangladesh has achieved in the task of combating national and transnational terrorism.