SDGs
‘Three Zeros’ of Yunus a major catalyst for SDGs
The vision of “Three Zeros” of Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, can act as a major catalyst for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a speaker said at a recent workshop..The “Three Zeros” -- zero poverty, zero unemployment and zero net carbon emissions
How will we measure development if we don't have data?
In Bangladesh, the quality of the available data does not always meet expectations, and data is not always made readily available to researchers.
Reclaiming our future
The Asia Pacific region is at a crossroads today—to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.
PM urges combined Asia-Pacific action for addressing water-related challenges
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Asia-Pacific countries to combine forces to share good practices, knowledge and technologies to help address their water-related common challenges.
How the SDG costing exercise can help meet the targets
The Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs) are some ambitious development objectives with a total of 17 goals with 169 targets spanning economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
End disparities
A citizen's platform yesterday called for an end to discrimination and ensuring equal access of all to economic and social
PM for Speakers' role in SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets to enable the countries for the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Parliaments of S Asia must work jointly
Collaboration between the national parliaments is crucial to advancing a poverty-free South Asia in pursuance of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Speakers of South Asian countries said yesterday at a summit in the city.
The transformation to a more sustainable and just world begins now
Deadly conflicts, horrific terrorist attacks and a worsening global humanitarian crisis have dominated 2015. Yet this year also saw a number of major international breakthroughs, most recently with the Climate Agreement in Paris. But for these agreements to bring us closer to a more peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world, 2016 must be all about action and implementation.
Paris has to end with a firm decision
Present development model is not an option anymore: it is as unfair as it is unjust, and left unchecked will take us to an irreversible process of self-destruction.
Global Goals and Persons with Disabilities
An estimated one billion people with disabilities that constitute 15 percent of the world's population may have something to be...
Bangladesh to surprise world in SDGs too, says PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is committed to leading by example again in case of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it surprised the world with its achievements in MDGs.
SDGs reflect universal aspirations
The world has adopted a bold new agenda to end poverty and preserve the planet. The ambitious 15 year plan, adopted unanimously by 193 member states of the UN, comes with great challenges...
SDGs belong to everyone
A key area Bangladesh can already begin working on is preparing an institutional arrangement that reflects the integrated approach necessary to implement the SDGs.