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Spatial inequality in Bangladesh: Over the last several decades, Dhaka and Chattogram cities have been growing at a disproportionately higher rate, requiring formidable government investment to sustain their infrastructure needs. Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi and Khulna – these four cities accommodate about 60 percent of the country’s total urban population.
Bangladesh, UN to strengthen cooperation to support inclusive development
DHAKA, Nov 1, 2022 (BSS) - The United Nations and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have assured Bangladesh of providing
Unilateral trade and investment liberalisation could boost Bangladesh's GDP, investment, and exports by 14.8%, 20%, and 63.2%, respectively, according to a World Bank study. Such unilateral reforms will help Bangladesh reduce trade costs and access to cheaper and better-quality imported inputs to boost domestic firms' competitiveness and output, it says, pointing out that
Bangladesh will have to deal with the challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, graduation from the list of the least-developed country and climate change, and the barriers standing in the way of Sustainable Development Goals during the Eighth Five-Year Plan period.