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The country's plastic and packaging industry is projected to grow at a rate of 15 per cent annually, and generate fresh employment for around 0.5 million people by 2026, sources said. It has also targeted to become 'zero waste nation' for plastic and packaging consumption by 2030....

Bangladesh has been lauded as one of the frontline nations to implement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by achieving several targets ahead of time. Inspired by this success, the country set a vision to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within 2030. Prior to the pandemic, Bangladesh...

Bangladesh, the country whose infrastructure was ravaged by the Pakistani occupation force in 1971, has stridden far ahead of Pakistan, the country it obtained independence from, in the last 50 years, observed IFFRAS, an international think tank headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Praising Bangladesh for...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh is now a model country in the world in disaster management as it has been able to ease disaster risks remarkably. "Today, Bangladesh is appreciated for effective disaster management for the initiatives we've taken following the footsteps...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has laid out three key priorities for the year: Pursue a durable exit from the crisis, ensure a sustainable and inclusive recovery, and halt and reverse a growing divergence between rich and poor countries. "We are still faced with...

The government has taken steps to ensure supply of 14,000-MW electricity during the upcoming irrigation season. “We have instructed all concerned for completing necessary preparation to ensure supply of 14,000 MW power during the upcoming irrigation season,” State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral...

The Covid-19 pandemic has heavily impacted household and individual level earnings in Bangladesh as about 13 percent of people have become unemployed in the last few months. The lower and middle-income classes of the country have experienced a significant drop in their earnings. Consequently,...

উৎপাদন ক্ষমতা হারাতে বসেছে দেশের রাষ্ট্রায়ত্ত পাটকলগুলো। সংশ্লিষ্টদের সময়োপযোগী সিদ্ধান্তের অভাব, অব্যবস্থাপনা, সময়মতো কাঁচামাল কিনতে না পারা, উৎপাদনের কাজে অদক্ষ শ্রমিকের ব্যবহার ও দীর্ঘ ৬৮ বছরের পুরাতন মেশিনারিজ ব্যবহারের কারণে দেশের রাষ্ট্রায়ত্ত পাটকলগুলোতে কাঙ্ক্ষিত উৎপাদন হচ্ছে না। ফলে বছরের পর বছর ধরে পাটকলগুলোকে কোটি কোটি টাকা লোকসান...

The central bank on Sunday said the new 'risk weight' applicable to investing in 'alternative' investments will remain valid until September, 2022 beginning from the third quarter of this year. An alternative investment is an investment in any asset class, excluding stocks, bonds and cash. Industry insiders...

Some 93 per cent of Bangladeshi family-owned businesses are optimistic about seeing growth in 2022, which is higher than what those around the globe hope for, according to a survey by PwC Bangladesh. In the year, 86 per cent of global family firms expect...