International Organizations

How far can the IMF loan promote clean energy?

A set of parallel initiatives need to be undertaken targeting the structural weaknesses of the gas sector and power sector development to ensure energy transition.

How far can the IMF loan promote clean energy?

A set of parallel initiatives need to be undertaken targeting the structural weaknesses of the gas sector and power sector development to ensure energy transition.

IMF approves nearly $3bn bailout for Sri Lanka

The IMF programme will help improve the country's standing in international capital markets, the president's office says

Budget FY 23-24: IMF conditions, inflation, polls 3 key issues

Three issues would be dictating the upcoming fiscal year's budget, the last of the Awami League government's present five-year term: the International Monetary Fund's conditions, the persistently high inflation and

ADB to continue to stand beside Bangladesh: President Masatsugu

Myanmar: Concrete UN Security Council Action Needed

The United Nations Security Council should build on its December 2022 resolution on Myanmar by adopting tangible measures to hold the junta accountable for ongoing abuses, Human Rights Watch said. The council...

BRAC International ED urges governments to scale effective anti-poverty programmes

BRAC International executive director Shameran Abed called upon governments and the international community to invest in evidence-based approaches at scale to get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track,...

IMF team due in Dhaka to discuss financial sector reform

A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to arrive in the capital this week to set the ball rolling on financial sector reform, as part of the...

Lack of funds forces WFP to cut rations for Rohingya in Bangladesh

Nearly six years into the Rohingya refugee crisis, for the first time WFP is forced to cut back its lifesaving assistance for all Rohingya living in the camps in Cox’s...

Gender gap at work far worse than expected: ILO

Women have a harder time accessing work globally than previously thought, while the gender gap in working conditions and pay has barely budged in two decades, the United Nations said...

Foreign Minister Dr. Momen urges international community to support LDCs in addressing development challenges

Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen urges the international community to support the LDCs to address their development challenges while delivering country statement at the Summit of the LDC...

Collaborative efforts prevent potential diarrhoea outbreaks in the Rohingya population

Today, icddr,b and UNICEF jointly organised a dissemination seminar to highlight the activities of the project titled “Emergency Healthcare (Acute Watery Diarrhoea-AWD preparedness and response) and Sentinel Cholera Surveillance in...