Funding

Image: Duniya Jahan/ TBS Creative
Economy

No new mega projects, govt to prioritise foreign-funded ones

Two new and two revised projects, involving Tk1,222cr, were approved by the Ecnec today

USAID signed a development agreement worth over $200 million with the interim government to support Bangladesh on Sunday (15 September). Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

US funding to help Bangladesh advance inclusivity, equity and democracy: Embassy

Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable feat in improving its economic quality over the span of 16 years. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Review underway to identify priority, unnecessary foreign-funded projects

Only 17 startups apply for govt’s sandbox scheme to avail tax benefits
Economy

Only 17 startups apply for govt’s sandbox scheme to avail tax benefits

Student protesters stage a pro-Palestinian rally at Sciences Po university in Paris. Photo: JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP
Europe

Top French university loses funding over pro-Palestinian protests

Participants during the ‘Budgetary Allocation to Combat NCDs: Bangladesh Perspective’ webinar on Saturday. Photo: Courtesy
Health

Boost funding to combat NCD deaths: Experts

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, November 18, 2023. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

EU to bolster Egypt ties with billions of euros in funding

IDF's recent allegation, accusing UNRWA staff of involvement in the October 7 terrorist attacks, led UNRWA donors, including the United States, to announce a freeze in funding. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Defunding Gaza's lifeline: How the West is taking part in collective punishment

A truck, marked with United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) logo, crosses into Egypt from Gaza, at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah, Egypt, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
World+Biz

France says halting funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency

A truck, marked with United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) logo, crosses into Egypt from Gaza, at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah, Egypt, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

UK, Italy join US, Canada in pausing funding to UN refugee agency in Gaza

Beza aimed big, now loan repayment becomes a headache for it
Bangladesh

Beza aimed big, now loan repayment becomes a headache for it

FILE PHOTO: Halime Adam Moussa, a Sudanese refugee who is seeking refuge in Chad for a second time, waits with other refugees to receive a food portion from World Food Programme (WFP), near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad, May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Global Economy

UN refugee agency chief 'extremely worried' about funding

ADB capital management reforms unlock $100b in new funding over next decade to support Asia, Pacific
Economy

ADB capital management reforms unlock $100b in new funding over next decade to support Asia, Pacific