sustainable development

Building resilience: Asia’s sustainable development imperative

Asia poverty: 1.5B lifted, but millions remain vulnerable. Sustainable solutions are key.

We need an environmental research and training institute

Paradoxically, Bangladesh is also regarded by many as a test case of sustainable development.

How ‘sponge cities’ can solve Bangladesh’s flooding problem

A sponge city is one that is built to passively absorb, clean, and use rainfall in an environmentally benign manner, reducing polluting and hazardous run-off.

Ensure green growth for sustainable development

Green growth would help Bangladesh build long-term resilience against climate risks and potentially achieve its vision of becoming an upper-middle-income country, according to Abdoulaye Seck, World Bank country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan.

Striking a balance between development and environmental conservation

Current development practices ignore the negative impact they can have on the natural environment.

Project Syndicate / What the Paris Finance Summit must do

Lack of investment for sustainable development in the world’s poorest, most vulnerable countries is one of the most pressing global issues.

Sustaining dev, curbing inequality major challenges

Sustaining the development that has taken place in Bangladesh in the past 14 years and curbing inequality are key major challenges facing the economy owing to the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, said Planning Minister MA Mannan.

How innovation and institution drive economic growth

There is no “one size fits all” solution to economic upgradation and growth.

Let the youth participate in our SDG journey

The youth cannot be empowered if they can’t fend for themselves and survive the economic realities of the times they operate in.

May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023

Sustaining dev, curbing inequality major challenges

Sustaining the development that has taken place in Bangladesh in the past 14 years and curbing inequality are key major challenges facing the economy owing to the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, said Planning Minister MA Mannan.

December 16, 2022
December 16, 2022

How innovation and institution drive economic growth

There is no “one size fits all” solution to economic upgradation and growth.

October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022

Let the youth participate in our SDG journey

The youth cannot be empowered if they can’t fend for themselves and survive the economic realities of the times they operate in.

September 15, 2022
September 15, 2022

Rural Bangladesh needs next-generation village roads

The streets of rural Bangladesh should value the safety and wellbeing of its users.

May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022

Mega projects, mega dreams: But where is that omelette the government promised us?

The pitfall of measuring development based on macrodata is that it shows the big picture, but fails to account for development achieved, if at all, on a micro/personal level.

May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022

Tk 2,000 crore refinance scheme for shipbuilding industry

Bangladesh Bank has formed a Tk 2,000 crore refinance scheme to ensure sustainable development of the shipping industry, increase export earnings and employment and gradually reduce import dependence.

April 19, 2019
April 19, 2019

6 proposals from Bangladesh for effective multilateral trading system

Bangladesh makes six recommendations for an effective multilateral trading system for sustainable development.

April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019

Achieving sustainable development through entrepreneurship and innovation

My diverse job experiences have helped me to work towards entrepreneurship and women's empowerment. Bangladesh is on the way

February 8, 2018
February 8, 2018

Swiss president lauds progress in Bangladesh

Swiss President Alain Berset has stressed the need for ensuring socio-economic development in Bangladesh in a “sustainable and inclusive” manner so that nobody is left behind.

November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017

‘Climate change the biggest problem for sustainable dev’

The biggest problem for sustainable development in Bangladesh now is climate change, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud says.