The outcome document of Rio+20 conference held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012, 20 years after the Earth Summit was held

Emerging sustainable development and Bangladesh: From the mid-1980s, the concept of sustainable development has dominated the global and national development discourse. Sustainable development for Bangladesh or similar poor and rapidly transforming societies can be defined as rapid economic growth, which is environmentally sound and socially just, focusing on poverty reduction. 2015 saw the culmination of three interacting and reinforcing global processes including the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Climate change is a reality and so is the farming sector's resilience to it in Bangladesh.

A lot has already been written and stated about the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, but little about how san LDC such as Bangladesh may benefit from it.

The coastal zone of Bangladesh is the most vulnerable region of the Ganges basin. Occupying about 30% of the country's land area, it is home to the world's poorest and most food-insecure people, whose livelihoods primarily depend on agriculture and aquaculture. It comprises of low lying lands with a dense

IMAGINE lying beneath your comforters, in a quietly nestled, shingled roof cottage. The window next to your bed opens up to a world

Digital technologies have become a crucial part of today's world. It has connected the world to an unprecedented

Radio has played an active role in moulding our socio-political and cultural identity for a long time. During the

There is something magical about photos -- a fleeting moment captured in a shot, to be cherished and saved

Historical accounts are flooded with anecdotes of how cotton goods of Bengal attracted the attention of the whole

This is the third instalment of our silver jubilee special supplement, themed On High Road to Progress. The third part, titled Services and Quality of Life, contains articles under the sub-sections: Lifestyle; Education and Health; and Sports

The three-decade old real estate sector has predominantly been a business composed of private entrepreneurs catering to the needs of the urban upper middle class, not concerning itself with the low income groups. Public sector initiatives have been limited to the development of some townships and residential colonies mostly concentrated in the capital. As a result, equitable housing opportunities remain a far cry for most urban-dwellers.

Owing to the political calm and the strong economic rebound in the Western world, prospects for the garments business are better than ever. Since Bangladesh is the second largest garment exporting nation in the world, there are opportunities for growth here too.

This issue is the second instalment of our silver jubilee special supplement, titled Strengthening Pillars of Economy. The instalment contains articles under the sub-sections: Challenges and Responses; Real Estate and Export; and Tourism.

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions—why am I doing it, what the results might be and will I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.” – Chanakya, ancient Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor (350 BCE - 275 BCE)

If the first month of 2016 is an indication of things to come, then the only certainty in 2016 is that there will be high uncertainty. Plunging oil prices, the double whammy of slowdown in the emerging markets, especially the BRICS countries and the continuing financial and political malaise in the advanced economies particularly Europe, climate change and the new norm of lower "sustainable" growth driven by domestic consumption in China - in an over

Bangladesh is aiming to develop 30 world-class drug makers in the next decade in order to establish a strong foothold in the global

Bangladesh enters 2016 with its economy facing several challenges. The key challenges on the domestic front continue to be the acceleration of private investments and the better use of public sector resources to implement important infrastructure and social programs. The investment outlook is clouded by uncertainties pertaining to the dynamics of domestic politics; structural reforms; developments in infrastructure and energy; and global economic prospects.

Nation Branding

I was standing at the immigration cue at Hamburg Airport watching their highly efficient system. No matter how many people appeared