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Oct 2, 2019 · Our Bangladesh National Digital Architecture (BNDA), which ensures interoperability, won a World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) award this year and WSIS has recognized Bangladesh for different e-government or digital government initiatives for the past six years in a row.
Nov 19, 2019 · Bangladesh has been classed by the United Nations as one of the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) since 1975, but its current trajectory means it is likely to shed that description by 2024. Graduating from LDC status is a sign that a country’s per capita gross national income, human assets, and resilience to economic and environmental shocks are robust enough to enable sustainable ...
Jan 18, 2022 · Grameen Trust bet on mobile phones in Bangladesh in the mid-90s, transforming the rural economy by creating Grameen Phone, Bangladesh’s most popular mobile phone company. Both Grameen and BRAC have microfinance entities that have scaled the most in the country, bringing financial services to almost 15 million clients at one of the lowest interest rates for microfinance institutions globally.
Jan 20, 2020 · Currently, most workers in CAD departments in Bangladesh are male. They went to technical colleges or were promoted to digital jobs internally. Women are typically concentrated in the lower tiers of the supply chain, primarily clothing construction, and not likely to receive technical training. As a result, women are being left behind.
Sep 16, 2021 · Bangladesh has come a long way since independence in 1971, when it was one of the world’s poorest countries, but it still faces significant challenges in feeding its 165 million people. Detailed country research by The Global Hunger Index (2018) classifies food security concerns in Bangladesh as ‘serious’.
Jan 15, 2024 · One initiative being piloted in Bangladesh is adaptation clinics – one-stop service centres in climate hotspots run by agricultural graduates and farmers in those communities, offering other farmers access to a range of resources, from weather forecasts and market information to training, technology and produce storage facilities.
May 15, 2023 · The ongoing national curriculum reform in Bangladesh focuses on experiential learning and problem-based learning (PBL) approaches in classrooms. Early signs show promise, demonstrating that suburban students are doing better than their urban counterparts because the latter are methodically trained by schools and private tutors to memorise and regurgitate.
Jun 5, 2023 · The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have signed the United Nations fashion industry charter for a 30% reduction in GHG emissions of the sector by 2030. While rooftop solar is a cheap source of clean energy, its use for four to five hours daily will not take the apparel sector close to the 30% GHG mitigation target.
Jan 13, 2020 · Bangladesh has one of the world’s largest domestic solar energy programmes. Solar power is changing the lives of 20 million people in rural areas, who can now work, study and go out after dark. In Bangladesh, more than a quarter of the rural population still do not have access to electricity .
Feb 26, 2020 · The Digital Bangladesh philosophy of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is to protect people's democracy and human rights, ensure transparency and accountability, establish justice, and ensure delivery of government services to the citizens of Bangladesh through maximum use of technology, with the ultimate goal being the overall improvement of the daily lifestyle of the general population.
