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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
A photo captured on 20 September, 2022, shows Chinese Wang Yi presiding over a meeting of Friends of GDI forum in New York where foreign ministers of more than 40 countries were present

Chinese initiative Dhaka weighs GDI’s importance

An inter-ministerial meeting was held at the foreign ministry regarding the prospect of joining GDI. Secretary (east) of the foreign ministry Mashfee Binte Shams presided over the meeting

Nutrition status in Bangladesh

Doubt about meeting 62pc of nutrition target

Bangladesh has fallen behind in meeting the global nutrition goal. There are doubts about meeting up 62 per cent of the goal in this regard. Bangladesh has no alternative to integrated initiatives to ...

Bazlul Hoque Khondker, Nazneen Ahmed, MA Razzaque and Mahfuzul Islam.

Roundtable Sustainable development requires eco-friendly services

If Bangladesh is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, it needs to focus on creating eco-friendly production as well as eco-conscious consumers

GIZ organises training for the NILG trainers in Gazipur

GIZ organises training for the NILG trainers in Gazipur

With a focus on developing future trainers from the National Institute of Local Government (NILG) on the topic of SDG localisation, the Improved Coordination of International Climate Finance (ICICF) ...

Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Akhtaruzzaman

Inclusive education a must to achieve SDGs: DU VC

Underprivileged children of the society should be brought under education as soon as possible, he says

MA Mannan, Sultana Kamal, Debapriya Bhattacharya and Stefan Liller.

Youth conference Let youths’ voice be included in state governance

Youth community has to practice their citizen rights being involved in the state’s governance by exercising their suffrage

State minister for foreign affairs Md. Shahriar Alam addresses a ministerial roundtable titled ‘Accelerating achievement of the SDGs by 2030: addressing on-going crises and overcoming challenges’ at the high-level political forum (HLPF) 2022 at the UN Headquarters in New York on 14 July 2022

Dhaka calls for strengthening global solidarity, well-coordinated response to global challenges

Putting spotlight on Bangladesh's innovative, inclusive, and people-centered adaptation strategies, the state minister stressed on the high importance of global solidarity and partnership to tackle ...

59pc people have access to safe water in country, 39pc to safe sanitation

59pc people have access to safe water in country, 39pc to safe sanitation

Only 59 per cent people have access to safe water and 39 per cent to safe sanitation in the country, says a report.

Outstanding results in higher education do not guarantee a good job for graduates in Bangladesh, according to a study of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). Prothom Alo File Photo

Youth involvement is a must to achieve SDGs

Although skills development training has increased in recent years, there is a huge shortage of skills in the job market

A woman consults a doctor before swab testing at Mugda Medical College and Hospital, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 23 June 2020

'Health for all' must be ensured for all

Universal health coverage will be implemented in our country only when people do not have to spend money out of their pockets to get health care and when they can get any kind of medical service for ...

Child labour begins to creep back up after two decades

Child labour increasing due to Covid-19

Child labour must be stopped by making proper use of the law for the physical and mental development of children. Children from extremely poor families are being deprived of universal education or ...

'Life of Rohingya Women' by Rohingya artist Enayet Khan

From scare to care Roving with Rohingyas….

How feminine hearts can make a difference… from Scare to Care…

BGMEA president Faruque Hassan with a delegation of Electronic Safety and Security Association of Bangladesh (ESSAB) led by its president Zahir Uddin Babar at the BGMEA president’s office in Gulshan, Dhaka

Bangladesh safest, most transparent RMG maker in the world: BGMEA

This achievement came as a result of the firm determination, efforts and investment of entrepreneurs along with the support of stakeholders, said BGMEA president Faruque Hassan

PM Hasina issues 24-point directives to DCs

PM Hasina issues 24-point directives to DCs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave 24 point directives to the deputy commissioners (DCs) to ensure the country's overall development as she inaugurated the much-awaited three-day annual ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen

60th anniversary of NAM Momen highlights persecution of Rohingya, laments vaccine nationalism

It is imperative for the membership to put fewer restrictions on mobility of resources to reduce poverty and to do more equitable distribution of income for achieving major goals of SDGs, said Momen

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