The title, Land Crime Prevention and Remedy Act, 2023, distinctly reveals its character as a criminal law aimed at delineating a range of land-related offenses and prescribing corresponding penalties for such transgressions.
Save the Children in collaboration with The Daily Star organized a roundtable titled ‘Bangladesh in COP28 and Generation Hope Campaign: Youth and Children Voices Shaping Climate Discussion’ on November 26, 2023. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Ensuring a successful shift toward renewable energy necessitates the active involvement and empowerment of women in the sector.
The dominance of politics in our national spheres has, unfortunately, diverted attention away from critical issues like child marriage.
We find ourselves easily discussing inclusive education now, but just two decades ago, the idea of children with disabilities pursuing studies seemed unimaginable.
Ismène R.A.C. Stalpers, Country Director, SNV Bangladesh
Ipas, in association with The Daily Star, organised a roundtable titled “Bangladesh Family Planning Programme: What women and girls want matters” on July 10, 2023. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Manas Biswas, Technical Coordinator - Integrated WASH & CESP, Tongi Urban Programme, World Vision Bangladesh.
The income tax system in Bangladesh is regressive. It follows a pattern where the tax burden increases proportionally with income until it reaches a stagnant rate of 30%. Ideally, a more progressive structure would have involved a higher tax rate.
Friendship in association with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Prevention of Child Marriage in remote
Approximately one million people from the Rohingya community escaping violence in Myanmar arrived in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh in August 2017.
The ILO has been carrying out a specific initiative on fair recruitment since 2014. The Bangladesh government is a part of this initiative. The initiative is centred on some core principles.
National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (NAP-WPS) was launched by the Bangladesh Government in November, 2019.
A study titled “Scoping of fortified and nutritious food products for the targeted households and strengthening the distribution network to the last mile” was commissioned by Joint Action for Nutrition Outcome (JANO),
The Rohingya crisis has gotten more complicated since the takeover by the Myanmar military junta, said analysts, calling for Bangladesh to ramp up its efforts on all frontiers to resolve this issue.
The Government of Bangladesh’s prioritisation of remittances as an important tool to support development and drive Bangladesh’s economy further is reflected in their migration-related programmes and planning.
Financial Institutions Division (FID) in association with the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh
We are partnering with a project called Gender Responsive Resilience and Intersectionality in Policy and Practice (GRRIPP) which is a 4-year-long global collaboration and knowledge-exchange project,
In many cases, the environmental impact of a development project is not considered properly. This is not at all acceptable because it is clearly
BGMEA and WaterAid organised a roundtable titled ‘Industrial Rainwater Harvesting - A Sustainable Approach to Water Management’ on February 15, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
Background: Bangladesh’s commitment to its citizens and the international community necessitate a solution to the high maternal mortality ratio, which is driven by inequitable access to skilled and facility-based childbirth services.