SDGs

How will we measure development if we don't have data?

In Bangladesh, the quality of the available data does not always meet expectations, and data is not always made readily available to researchers.

Reclaiming our future

The Asia Pacific region is at a crossroads today—to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.

PM urges combined Asia-Pacific action for addressing water-related challenges

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Asia-Pacific countries to combine forces to share good practices, knowledge and technologies to help address their water-related common challenges.

How the SDG costing exercise can help meet the targets

The Sustainable Develop-ment Goals (SDGs) are some ambitious development objectives with a total of 17 goals with 169 targets spanning economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

End disparities

A citizen's platform yesterday called for an end to discrimination and ensuring equal access of all to economic and social

PM for Speakers' role in SDGs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets to enable the countries for the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Parliaments of S Asia must work jointly

Collaboration between the national parliaments is crucial to advancing a poverty-free South Asia in pursuance of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Speakers of South Asian countries said yesterday at a summit in the city.

The transformation to a more sustainable and just world begins now

Deadly conflicts, horrific terrorist attacks and a worsening global humanitarian crisis have dominated 2015. Yet this year also saw a number of major international breakthroughs, most recently with the Climate Agreement in Paris. But for these agreements to bring us closer to a more peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world, 2016 must be all about action and implementation.

Paris has to end with a firm decision

Present development model is not an option anymore: it is as unfair as it is unjust, and left unchecked will take us to an irreversible process of self-destruction.

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

Global Goals and Persons with Disabilities

An estimated one billion people with disabilities that constitute 15 percent of the world's population may have something to be...

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Bangladesh to surprise world in SDGs too, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is committed to leading by example again in case of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it surprised the world with its achievements in MDGs.

September 29, 2015
September 29, 2015

SDGs reflect universal aspirations

The world has adopted a bold new agenda to end poverty and preserve the planet. The ambitious 15 year plan, adopted unanimously by 193 member states of the UN, comes with great challenges...

September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015

SDGs belong to everyone

A key area Bangladesh can already begin working on is preparing an institutional arrangement that reflects the integrated approach necessary to implement the SDGs.

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