The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved on Tuesday a very important and timely project. The 'Countrywide pond and canal development project' involving an estimated cost of Tk 13.34 billion (1,334.95 crore), will help preserve surface water through development an

  Being in a better position than the three worst cities -Damascus in Syria, Lagos in Nigeria, Tripoli in Libya- Dhaka is the fourth least livable one in the world among 140 in this year’s Global Livability Index with a score of 38.7 out of 100. But in another consideration it can be s

Bangladesh has been ranked 88th out of 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index this year. The report was released by Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The GHI, now in its 12th year, ranks countries based on four key indicators: undernourishment, child mortali

Some recent media reports suggest that Bangladesh is doing very well in fisheries sector in last decade. A report claimed that Bangladesh would be the top among other four fish farming countries in the world by achieving success in fish farming by 2022. According to a prediction by United Nations'