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Bangladesh's economy doing better to recover from Covid-19 shocks: WB Vice President
The World Bank’s Vice President for South Asia Hartwig Schafer has praised Bangladesh's recent success in recovering the economy from the adverse impact of Covid-19.
He said Bangladesh's economy is...
IFC provides liquidity succour to Covid-hit RMG sector
To help Bangladesh’s export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industry offset the Covid-induced losses, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has now stepped in.
To start with, the sister org...
Long-neglected CHT finally going to be on railway map
The government has taken a project to bring three districts of the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) -- Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban -- under the railway network for making life in the remote hill...
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Bangladesh's burden of plastic waste
Plastic is choking Bangladesh's drains, canals, and rivers.
Around 1,700 tonnes of plastic waste is produced in the country every day and only half of it is recycled, according to the Department of E...
Taliban replace ministry for women with ‘virtue’ authorities
Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry, escorting out World...
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World Bank praises Bangladesh for anti-poverty social schemes
Social protection programmes remain central to Bangladesh’s sustainable development policy and are progressively benefitting the poorer households across the country.
This affirmation of poverty al...
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WB delays decision to fund road safety project: Obaidul Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the World Bank is delaying its decision to finance Bangladesh’s road safety project despite repeatedly expressing interest in it.
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Refugee Policy Review done by UNHCR following its framework
The World Bank on Tuesday said the Refugee Policy Review was done by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) following the Refugee Policy Review Framework.
UNHCR collected baseli...
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Bangladesh receives $590 million World Bank financing to tackle Rohingya situation
The World Bank is supporting Bangladesh with $590 million grant financing to address the needs of the displaced Rohingya people until their safe and voluntary return to Myanmar, and to minimise the im...
Repatriation is the only solution, not integration: FM about Rohingya crisis
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday reiterated the government position against any long-term programme by the World Bank for the integration of Rohingyas into Bangladesh but indicated some ad...