Full Coverage: Bangladesh

16.06.2005
What seems to be an apparent measure to boost the revenue from the mobile phone business, the government of Bangladesh has decided to impose a new duty on Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) effective from July in the proposed new budget.

16.06.2005 A new programme is launched in Bangladesh to promote Information and Communication Technology education and skill building in rural areas.

15.06.2005 From sustainable fuels in the capital city Dhaka to a number of legislations on the benefits of renewable energy and sustainable electricity generation, Bangladesh has emerged as a nation with an environmentally safe future. Roshni Sengupta outlines how despite its proclivity to disasters and political upheavals, Bangladesh has remained firmly committed to a green South Asia.

13.06.2005 Grassroots leaders in Bangladesh are discussing the government's budget as well as are talking About PRSP in the television programme `Ajker Shokal Daily' everyday at 8.30 am on Bangla channel NTV.

13.06.2005 The ICDDR,B has provided a lowdown on the current scenario related to HIV surveillance in Bangladesh and found that behaviours that can transmit HIV are very common. The surveys have focussed on selected groups of individuals who are known to be at high risk for acquiring the HIV infection.

13.06.2005 An international conference is being held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between February 12 - 16, 2006 to share knowledge, expertise and experience on issues relevant to effects of globalization (both positive and negative) on children and women.

10.06.2005 At the Matuail dumpsite in Bangladesh mountains of rotting garbage produce toxic greenhouse gases and bacteria. But in an innovative NGO project, organic material, with a little help from microorganisms and the climate, is composted into fertilizer. The model has proven so successful that Bangladesh's government has helped to replicate it in 14 cities across the country.

07.06.2005 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed an MoU with the Bangladesh government, agreeing to provide US$ 2.3 million assistance for facilitating Support to ICT Task Force (SICT) programme initiatives of the Planning Division.

07.06.2005 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed an MoU with the Bangladesh government, agreeing to provide US$ 2.3 million assistance for facilitating Support to ICT Task Force (SICT) programme initiatives of the Planning Division.

03.06.2005 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help improve the health status of Bangladesh's urban population, especially the poor, in six city corporations and five municipalities by providing a package of high-impact health services, through a US$40 million loan and grant package approved today.