It is important to encourage all development players to invest money and energy to maximise their contributions towards the GDP growth.
The fundamental principles of a country’s development policy originate from the aspirations of the people through their struggles.
Why singularly blame bureaucrats and project directors for cost and time overruns?
Each day of inaction translates to more lives lost
Just don’t expect too much from development NGOs in shifting the needle on the dial.
It has been observed that monitoring & evaluation functions within ministries and their departments are poorly understood, under-funded, and underutilised.
Jahangirnagar University must protect its green campus
Could the debt woes of Country Garden, the behemoth Chinese real-estate developer now facing billions of dollars in losses, augur the cycle’s next turn?
Ironically, under the shadow of stability, the quality of economics and politics has been compromised
Power Development Board (PDB) says power supply now stands at a historic high. It is now supplying around 8300 megawatt of power—a sharp 800MW jump from last year’s corresponding period.
It was December 6, 1971 in the White House situation room when the joint forces of Bangladesh and India were quickly marching towards Dhaka.
In 1976, a book titled “Bangladesh: The Test Case of Development” drew significant attention and the hopeless implications of the title...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to address the nation tomorrow to highlight the success of her government in seven years.
It is nothing but an air of optimism for the present and the future if the major development activities --both at planning stage and under implementation by the Awami League-led government are considered. But the state of democracy in the country tells of another tale, not so happy or bright.
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has batted for “borderless connectivity” with Bhutan, India and Nepal to “achieve fruit of the transport corridor” among these nations.
Renewing her allegation that the BNP-Jamaat clique is behind the recent killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is now unstoppable in its development drive and no conspiracy can deter it.
UK Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne arrives in Dhaka on a three-day visit to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to supporting Bangladesh’s development.
The cabinet approves the draft of the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Policy-2015 in a bid to ensure development in the ICT sector.
Financing the 2015-16 fiscal budget will be its biggest challenge, CPD says placing doubts on whether the revenue target can be met.
