Bangladesh planning ministry

We must build a proper data governance structure

Accurate data vital for sound policymaking

We need better data governance

For proper policymaking, there is no alternative to reliable data

We must undo the legacy of data manipulation

BBS must be overhauled to ensure that it provides accurate data

The poor need better budgetary support

Government must ensure that the most vulnerable get the assistance they need

Over a third of 1,543 govt projects missed deadline last fiscal

At least 552 projects that were supposed to be finished by June this year could not meet deadlines.  

One step forward to e-passports for Bangladeshis

The planning ministry is expected to place a project proposal at today's meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), for introducing electronic passports (e-passports) for Bangladeshi citizens, making a transition from the Machine-Readable Passport (MRP) era, sources said.