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Many initiatives have been taken over the years to reduce the rapidly increasing traffic jam of Dhaka city. However, unplanned burgeoning of the capital, an increase in the number of vehicles, population growth, lack of coordination among implementing agencies and many other reasons have compou...
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Renowned athlete Arthur Ashe once said, “Success is a journey not a destination”. Following the philosophy, a 32-year old Bangladeshi traveler, Kazi Asma Azmery, continues to chase her dream to travel the world finding destinations in her numerous journeys.Asma Azmery visited 115 countri...
World AIDS Day will be observed today across the world, like every year, to create awareness about this life-threatening disease. This year the day will be observed under the theme “End inequalities. End AIDS”. World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners will put emphasis on re...
Nasima (pseudonym), 25, a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) graduate, was beaten by her husband for wanting to participate in the recently held BCS exam. The husband, who had been torturing her mentally and physically for the last two years, hit her on the day of the very exam to pr...
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The government has launched many projects in recent years to ensure the all-out flourishing of children.The project titled, “Early Learning for Child Development” was undertaken with the aim of establishing a comprehensive policy for early childhood care and assisting in the implementati...
World Children’s Day or Universal Children’s Day is celebrated across the world every year on 20th November to promote the issues regarding children’s rights and welfare and to create awareness among everyone to make the world a better place for children. This year the ...
This 26th Conference of Parties carries a lot of significance for a climate-vulnerable country like Bangladesh.Farah Kabir, Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB), shared her opinion about various issues related to climate change that need to be addressed, in an exclusive interview with the ...
Jatiyo Mohila Sangstha under the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs has been implementing a project titled “Tottho Apa: Empowering Women Through ICT Towards Digital Bangladesh.” The project aims at promoting women's empowerment by providing access to information and pr...
World Science Day for Peace and Development will be observed today (Wednesday) in our country along with the rest of the world emphasizing the significance of science in society and the need to involve the people of the society on emerging scientific issues. This year marks the 20th anniversary of W...
The government has been undertaking various projects to empower women in different sectors for the last few years. These initiatives have been exemplary in improving the condition of the underprivileged section of Bangladeshi women.The project titled ‘Urban Based Marginal Women Development Pro...
Bangladesh has regained its previous status as the world's second largest exporter of readymade garments (RMG) leaving Vietnam behind, claim insiders of the sector. According to BGMEA officials, Bangladesh exported apparels worth 18.80 billion US dollars while Vietnam exported clothing wo...
Palliative care is part of a treatment approach which aims at making the lives of patients with incurable diseases less painful. This approach of treatment focuses on providing relief from physical pain as well as mental stress at any stage of the terminal illness. Palliative care services were...
CNG-run auto-rickshaws, one of the fastest means of commuting in the city and elsewhere, exposes passengers to high risks of getting robbed or mugged due to the lock system of these small vehicles that is solely in control of the driver.Although the netted door of CNG-run auto-rickshaws saves the pa...
The government has adopted a plan for transforming marginalized and disadvantaged women at grassroots level into self-reliant and skilled human resources.The project titled “Income Generating Activities (IGA) Training for Women at Upazila Level” is being implemented in 431 upazilas of 64...
All the educational institutions of the country, including schools, were closed in March last year following the outbreak of Covid-19, during which, the World Bank developed a project to facilitate learning for around 38 million students affected by the closure, across the country.The project titled...
Ahead of the winter season in Europe and America, work orders in the readymade garment (RMG) industries of Bangladesh are increasing significantly and the sector is slowly but surely recovering from the losses incurred during coronavirus pandemic.However, the international buyers are still offering ...
The coronavirus situation has been improved significantly in Bangladesh due to the pragmatic leadership and directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The coronavirus situation in the country that was alarming even two months ago can be considered now under control. The country is successfully defea...
The government of Bangladesh has taken many initiatives in the last few years to combat the increasing number of gender-based violence cases. The policy level project titled “Advancement of Women’s Rights” is being implemented in four disaster-prone districts of the country by...
Almost five years have passed since the inspection of factories after the Rana Plaza tragedy but the remediation process of improving safety and compliance in most of the factories are yet to be completed.The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) in August direct...
Thirteen-year-old Shahina was married off last year amid the pandemic within three months of the closure of school as her parents found it difficult to bear the expenses of their family.She was studying in class six of a school in Dhaka before the pandemic.This is just one of the myriad of instances...
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