Zahid noted several countries that faced setbacks during the graduation process were granted an extended preparatory period before graduation. Bangladesh has already availed of a two-year extension ...

Former lead economist of the World Bank Bangladesh Office, Dr Zahid Hussain, has said that Bangladesh cannot unilaterally defer its LDC graduation timeframe. He said: “The United Nations Committee for ...

“The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN-CDP) had recommended Bangladesh’s graduation from the LDCs in 2021. This recommendation, while not automatically enforcing graduation, is seen ...

The EIB, the largest multilateral lender, will double its funding for defence and security from €1 billion to €2 billion by ...

Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, announced plans on Jan. 22 to invest 450 million euros ($468 million) in expanding the Tyligulska Wind Power Plant near the Black Sea coast. "The ...

Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the defence industry as the 27-nation EU seeks ways to improve its ...

Advancing partnerships: A co-financing agreement with the World Bank Group; MoUs with IFAD, FONPLATA; Country Framework ...

Trains have been canceled across Bangladesh as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits.

Bangladesh Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, participated in at least 47 formal events at the WEF, including with four ...

Textile millers and garment factory owners today urged the government not to further hike gas prices, as any additional ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – The flags of their nations planted on a table between them, Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, sat with Lieutenant General SM Kamrul Hassan, an officer in the ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday urged Japan to enhance its investment in Bangladesh, particularly in emerging sectors such as automobiles, ICT, medical equipment, light engineering, ...