Bangaladesh

Air pollution was the second largest cause of death and disability in Bangladesh and cost about 3.9 to 4.00 percent of the country’s GDP, said Danden Chan, the acting World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan. According to a…
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The World Bank on Friday approved USD 250 million financing to help Bangladesh strengthen environment management and promote private sector participation in green investment. Successful implementation of the Bangladesh Environmental…
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A total of 1,12,930 videos were removed by YouTube from Bangladesh during July-Sept. 2022 for violation of the community guidelines, says the Transparency Report released by YouTube for Q3, 2022. Bangladesh ranks 8th in the number of videos…
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Bangladesh currently earns USD 1.4 billion by exporting services from the IT and IT Enabled Services (ITES) and the country has set a target of USD 5 billion for exports from these services by 2025, said the State Minister for ICT, Zunaid…
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The United States shares with Bangladesh the vision of a free, open, peaceful, secure and inclusive Indo-Pacific region as described by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the 2021 Paris Peace Forum, said US Ambassador Peter Haas in Dhaka on…
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed hope that the import of fuel oil from India through the 130-km long India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) will begin from next year, reports the official news agency BSS. Prime Minister…
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International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the venue for Under-19 Men's and Women's T-20 World cup. In a media release, ICC said the 2024 Under -19 men’s T-20 World Cup will be hosted by Sri Lanka while the 2026 edition will be…
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In a major display of the development work of the government , Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated 100 bridges across 25 districts in Bangladesh on Monday. Inaugurating the bridges virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban,…
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Liberation War fighters, constitutional experts and representatives of the minority groups have demanded that the government of Bangladesh should go back to the constitution of 1972 which did not specify any state religion. Speaking at a…
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A three-day festival of Korean films was inaugurated yesterday by State Minister of Cultural Affairs K M Khalid and the Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun. The festival started with the screening of the acclaimed movie 'Escape…
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