Rapports

By Josh Butler NEW YORK, Mar 1 2015 (IPS) - Women in Bangladesh are carving healthier, wealthier futures for themselves and their children – and they have chicken eggs and pineapples to thank. Since 2009, the non-profit group…

Of every 100 people living in Bangladesh, just 55 have access to sanitation services, while 64 have mobile phone subscriptions. A project in Bangladesh has used this as an opportunity to deliver vital health information to about…

HIGHLIGHTS Retail price of food: The national average retail price of rice decreased after Aman harvest which started in November and that of wholemeal wheat flour (atta) remained stable at 36 Tk/kg since June. Prices of lentils…

Summary: Disaster Situation Starting from mid-August 2014, Bangladesh saw several rounds of flooding. Heavy rains in the main river basins and upstream catchments of India, along with continuous rainfall in northwest and north-eastern parts of Bangladesh caused…

DHAKA, February 9, 2015 – The Government of Bangladesh today signed a $300 million financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA) for the Income Support Program for the Poorest Project. IDA is the World…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chapter 1: Introduction Bangladesh, one of the most vulnerable countries of the world in terms of natural and anthropogenic hazards, is a low-lying deltaic country covering an area of 147,470 sq. km and supporting about 150…

Policy analysts and researchers need to be aware, while making policy recommendations, of the political feasibility of their suggestions. At the same time, the policymakers need to be aware of the extent of the loss in…

Summary Given gaps in preparedness and emergency response highlighted in a number of reviews, in 2012 the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) established a national cluster system to address emergency preparedness and response directly (without Inter-Agency Standing Committee…

WASHINGTON, December 16, 2014—The World Bank today approved approximately $1.1 billion for three projects in Bangladesh that would benefit almost 36 million people by improving the quality of primary education, building coastal communities’ resilience to natural…

IFAD supported project to provide rural micro-entrepreneurs better access to financial services and markets Dhaka, 11 December 2014 – The government of Bangladesh and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a US$40 million loan agreement…