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RBC's Sudokkho factory training project has trained nearly 225 garment workers in Bangladesh collaboratively with Primark.

Defaulting on loans is progressively becoming part of the business model to stay competitive, said Rehman Sobhan, chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

Masum Billah, a staff feature writer of The Business Standard, won the Brac Migration Media Award on Sunday. His story "Sold in Cambodia: How Bangladeshis are lured into slavery" was awarded the second prize in the "National Newspaper" category at the eighth annual award ceremony. The story was about several Bangladeshi migrant workers being conned and sold into cyber scams in

This division is perhaps clearest in Lima, the capital of Peru, where stood the Wall of Shame. Although the wall was prepared for demolition on 1 September, its history cannot be erased overnight.

To empower persons with disabilities by increasing their ability to fight for their rights and end stigma and discrimination, the Ekota (unity) project was launched by USAID and Manusher Jonno Foundation yesterday in the capital’s Brac Centre Inn.

The multilateral lender says in its latest regional economic update

A wide gap in formal and informal exchange rate has been one of the factors behind the sharp fall in the foreign exchange reserves in Bangladesh as it shifts remittances from official channels to unofficial routes and impedes repatriation of export proceeds, said the World Bank.

The ineligible beneficiaries of the social safety net programme meant for elderlies and widows eat up around Tk 1,500 crore every year because of poor targeting and administrative weakness, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

The severity of food insecurity among poor households has increased significantly in Bangladesh compared to six months ago, finds a study released today.

Analysts say at a dialogue organised by the Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh with support from Manusher Jonno Foundation