Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SDGs at a crossroads: Can the world meet its targets?
Least developed countries (LDCs) and low-income countries face unique challenges in pursuing the SDGs.
PM vows to attain SDGs despite challenges
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her pledge to attain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the SDG-3, which is related to good health and wellbeing
Shikkhar Shamajik Dayitto / A novel approach to sustainable quality education
Quality education is a requirement for “Smart Bangladesh,” and it will be an irremediable loss if the country fails to educate its young generation in order to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend that will slip away in the 2030s.
World Health Day 2023 / Let's fix primary healthcare first
Lack of career growth opportunities in upazila and rural areas, as well as concerns about personal safety and security, contribute to the reluctance of healthcare professionals to work there.
Why is green finance not taking ground in Bangladesh?
Greening the economy is a prerequisite for attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Gender-based violence not just a women’s issue
Sexual and gender-based violence devastates individuals, families and communities.
Editorial / Focus more on technical education
There is a general perception among our people, especially our young generation, that higher education is the only way to become a member of the skilled work force.
MoU signed between UNDP, Unilever for SDGs
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unilever Bangladesh for joint collaborations toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
From donors to partners
As we move on to middle-income status and depend more on our own financial resources, the role of developed countries will need to change so that they become a genuine development “partner” rather than a “donor”.
Are South Asian countries ready to meet the targets of SDGs by 2030?
How should we read the SDGs as far as the priorities of the South Asian countries are concerned? In my view, SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) and SDG 9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure) are at the heart of priorities mainly because of the fact that South Asian countries have national priorities aligned with these SDGs, and more importantly, these SDGs have strong linkages with other SDGs.
PM joins G7 outreach meeting with other world leaders
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attends the Outreach Meeting of the G7 countries, representing world's seven major advanced economies.
Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100: Not the most practical proposal
Bangladesh is considered to be extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In an attempt to provide safety and security...
PM seeks more Chinese investment
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks more Chinese investment for Bangladesh’s various sectors to accelerate the country's development efforts.
PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
‘Parliaments’ collaboration crucial for poverty-free S Asia’
Collaboration among national parliaments is crucial in advancing the vision of a poverty-free South Asia pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Speakers of South Asian countries at a high-level meeting in Dhaka today.
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.
Promises or Rhetoric: Climate change and SDG
Without changing the development paradigm, these expensive conferences, goals and agreements will only result in failure. Development must not be reduced to 'growth', and 'construction'.
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...