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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces to work as “frontline soldiers” to implement the Perspective Plan 2041 to make Bangladesh a developed country.

UN resolution on Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC is big achievement: PM

Bangladesh has already embarked on a second Perspective Plan (2021-41) standing on the gains of its first Perspective Plan (2010-21)

Government Offcials Are Obligated to Stand by People

Devote yourselves to serving people: Hasina to public servants

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the secretaries of the government to carry out the uplift activities keeping in mind that the existing development trend of the country might continue in future in the same manner. We have to run our activities in the way so the ongoing

National Social Security Strategy Selection ‘errors’ are a major obstacle in the effectiveness of social security programmes Two elderly women wait in a queue to collect the state’s allowance for the elderly in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi. Photo: Anisur Rahman/ Star It is now well-recognised at national and international levels that a comprehensive social security system is imperative for addressing the problems and challenges of poverty and marginalisation. The commitment of the Governm...

One can argue that the issue of tackling climate change in Bangladesh has already achieved a whole-of-government approach, and is also rapidly moving towards a whole-of-society approach. However, our international diplomacy on tackling climate change also needs to develop both approaches. What do these two terms mean, and how are they being rolled out? The whole-of-government approach means that not only ministries and departments, but also other branches such as local government, parliament, a...

Eliminating Poverty in Post-Pandemic World Dr. Ranjan Roy   Ending poverty (SDG-1) is one of the biggest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Globally, about 150 million people are living in extreme poverty, that is, living on less than $1.90 a day. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, global extreme poverty has increased in 2020 for the first time in over 20 years. Poverty is the inability of fulfilling the most basic needs such as health, education, and access to water and sanitation, the UN...

While Bangladesh’s progress on socio-economic fronts is very impressive, ‘income inequality’ is one area where its performance remains poor.