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Oct 4, 2019 · Beyond our own 162 million people, Bangladesh can be the connecting landmass to a combined market of nearly 3 billion people. Last year, HSBC predicted that Bangladesh would be the 26th-largest economy in the world, by 2030. Two things are key: one is our open society, religious harmony, liberal values and secular culture.
Jan 18, 2022 · 4 things to know about financing sustainable development. Since its founding in 1971, Bangladesh has emerged from overwhelming poverty to be proclaimed by The World Bank in 2020 as 'a model for poverty reduction'. It achieved the highest cumulative GDP growth globally from 2010 to 2020 and is now on course to become a developed country by 2041.
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.
Feb 26, 2020 · The digital inclusion strategy aims to promote the uptake of mobile money. Technology is improving the accessibility, quality and affordability of health services. Bangladesh is continuing its strong development trajectory, marching ahead of other South Asian countries in terms of its ranking on the Inclusive Development Index (IDI), GDP growth ...
Jan 15, 2024 · Here's how a community in Bangladesh saved its life-giving forest. Crop insurance is also crucial, to support farmers to absorb increasing climate shocks. More than half the world’s countries have government agriculture insurance programmes, and most of those subsidize premiums. Only four countries in Africa, however, have them.
Jul 14, 2021 · Evidence suggests that Bangladeshi families continue to invest more in post-primary education for boys. Industries with higher numbers of female workers are facing the prospect of increased automation, eliminating up to 60% of jobs over the next 20 years. World Bank projects are helping improve women's prospects in the country.
Jan 6, 2022 · As Bangladesh prepares to release a new five-year national power plan early next year, researchers are urging the government to boost clean energy and pursue policies that would help secure a green and socially just transition for the South Asian nation. Today, only about 3.5% of the country's power comes from renewable sources, a figure the ...
Sep 3, 2021 · Detailed country research by The Global Hunger Index (2018) classifies food security concerns in Bangladesh as ‘serious’. As the chart below shows, a lack of nutritional food causes stunting in 36.1% of the child population and wasting in 14.3% of children. Child mortality as a result of malnutrition stood at 3.4% in 2018.
Feb 16, 2024 · Bangladesh’s GDP grew from $18 billion in 1980 to $460 billion in 2022 and it is today among the world’s most important textile and apparel exporters. Now, IFC is helping to accelerate what may be the next great industrial transformation. This evolution looks southward toward Africa, where circumstances are ripe for sustainable and ...
Jan 13, 2020 · 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. For millions of people, daily activities like cooking, working and studying are difficult, or even impossible, after sundown.
