Bangladesh on Saturday officially highlighted its funding gap of US $5.5 billion for the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) considering the climate change impact. Bangladesh Environment and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin made the pledge at the 28th session of the
Domestic natural gas production has plummeted to a decade-low amid continuous depletion of output and lax move to ramp up extraction, with domino effect of the fuel shortage, said sources. Production in Industries slow, many gas-fired power plants have shut and transport fuel falls run short, with
Bangladesh has not been able to leverage the ongoing global trade and investment diversion, which resulted from attendant geopolitics and conflicts, owing to its inadequate preparations and capabilities, a noted economist said Saturday. "Bangladesh hasn't gained much because it's ill-prepared for
A sudden hike in the price of onion in the local market has puzzled the consumers who are already struggling with unbridled prices of key essential commodities. The prices of local and imported onion almost doubled on Saturday on the news that India has extended its ban on onion export until Mar
Women the world over are increasingly joining the international labour market. As per data of International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2017, women constituted 42 per cent of the 164 million migrant workers globally. "ILOSTAT (ILO Labour Statistics) data show that the share of women in the working-ag
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of tank cartridges and related equipment to Israel for an estimated $106.5 million, the Pentagon said on Saturday. The sale will be from US Army inventory and consist of 120mm M830A1 High Explosive Anti-Tank Multi-Purpose with Tracer (MPAT) t
Google DeepMind has recently unveiled its highly anticipated family of artificial intelligence chatbots known as Gemini. This cutting-edge technology is set to compete head-to-head with OpenAI's renowned GPT series, signalling a new era in developing AI chatbot capabilities. Among the Gemini
The UN Climate Change Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and Enterprise Neurosystem, a non-profit AI community, have joined forces to launch the AI Innovation Grand Challenge. This initiative aims to identify and support AI-powered solutions for climate action in developing countries. The launc
Election Commission (EC) Secretary Jahangir Alam on Saturday said that action will be taken in line with the country’s existing laws for creating obstacles towards holding the national elections. In response to a query if political parties, those are out of the election, hold meeting then wh
For the last couple of years, external debt has become one of the major concerns of the country's overall economic management, mainly due to the sharp fall in the foreign exchange reserve coupled with the fast depreciation of the local currency, Taka, against the US dollar. The foreign exchange res
The teenage children of jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi fear they will never meet their mother again, but said they were proud of her struggle for women’s rights as they prepared to accept the award on her behalf on Sunday. Mohammadi, 51, who is serving multiple sent
Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) met the ‘European Union election expert mission to Bangladesh’ in Dhaka on Saturday. AB Party meeting with David Noel Ward, team leader and electoral Expert, and Alexander Matus, a Political Expert, represented the Mission. Tajul Islam, an Advocate of t
