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Created: 10 November 2023

DHAKA, Nov 11, 2023 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Monitor, a travel publication, has

introduced a new award program for the travel, tourism, and hospitality

sectors to recognize the people and organizations for their valuable

contribution towards developing these sectors in Bangladesh.

The names of the awardees will be announced at a gala award ceremony in May

next year after following certain procedure including the public opinion.

These were revealed today at a press conference held at Bangabandhu

International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital, said a press release

here.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Professor Shibli Rubayet Ul

Islam, Bangladesh Tourism Board CEO Abu Tahir Muhammadd Zaber and editor of

the Bangladesh Monitor Kazi Wahidul Alam spoke at the conference.

The awards will be given under four broad segments - tourism, travel,

hospitality and restaurants.

A jury panel comprising representatives from relevant fields, civil society,

media, and others will select the awardees.

Judgment will be conducted based on online public opinion, overall public

perception, jury panel's opinion and other criteria. CSR activities

undertaken by the organizations will also be taken into consideration, said

the release.

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Created: 10 November 2023

24 dev projects of Khulna to boost up country’s economy

KHULNA, Nov 11, 2023 (BSS)-The projects which are going to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, will boost up country’s economy with a revolutionary change in line with the development of last 14 years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate 24 development projects and to lay foundation another five projects at the grand rally here on November 13, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Khulna Pulak Kumar Mondal told BSS.

Of the projects, the Education Engineering Department (EED) has implemented 11 projects, the Public Works Department eight projects and five other projects of the Department of Local Government, West Forest Division of the Sundarbans and the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).

Besides, a total of five projects including two of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) will be inaugurated on that day, Mr Mondal added.

Educationist Professor Anwarul Kadir told BSS that during the regime of Ershad and BNP, the south-western part of the country was underprivileged. Side by side with the digitalization of educational institutions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made a remarkable change by establishing and renovating 11 educational institutions by the EED in Khulna Division.

In order to present the true history of the Liberation War to the new Generation, the Genocide and Torture Archive and Museum building has been established, he said.

Shekhertek eco-tourism center under the Sundarbans Ecotourism Facility Expansion and Development Project by the Sundarbans West Forest Division will contribute to the economy of Bangladesh and the government will earn a handsome amount of revenue from the foreign tourists, Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman, President of Khulna Unnyan Sangram Samonnya Committee said. 

Building of Khulna BSTI regional office was a crying need for the companies and business owners and at the same time people of the region to get original products specially food items. The local businessmen, owner of factories are getting the BSTI approval from Khulna, Kazi Aminul Haque, President of Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The two bridges over Bhadra and Kurulia rivers by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) will minimize the transportation cost, he said adding that it will contribute much to the agriculture and farmers to get more profit due to less transportation cost.

The sanitary landfill of Khulna City Corporation is an important project to keep the environment clean and public health safe, he added.

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DHAKA, Feb 26, 2015 (BSS) - Bangladesh is recognized globally for making remarkable progress in reducing poverty and advancing human development, said Annette Dixon, World Bank vice-president for the South Asia region, Thursday.

"Other countries can learn from Bangladesh's rich development experience," Xinhua news agency quoted Dixon as saying as she concluded her first visit to Bangladesh since assuming her position in December 2014.

Dixon has pledged stronger support for the people of Bangladesh to achieve the goal of becoming a middle-income country by the end of this decade.

"The World Bank remains committed to working with Bangladesh to reduce poverty and bring prosperity to all Bangladeshis. The World Bank has already approved more than $1b in new financing this fiscal year to improve primary education, child nutrition, and resilience to natural disasters. We are on track to deliver a total of nearly $2b by the end of June," she added.

Dixon met senior government officials and discussed how World Bank support can be best aligned with the country's priorities. She also met civil society and private sector leaders and development partners. Dixon also visited the Export Processing Zone in Chittagong and a government health facility in Dhaka.

"The World Bank is keen to support Bangladesh in achieving its vision of becoming a middle-income country. For this to happen, Bangladesh needs to do more to narrow the power and transportation gaps, manage urbanisation, reduce climate change impacts, and also improve the business environment, public service delivery and governance. Going forward, the World Bank will help Bangladesh to clear bottlenecks that impede faster growth and to connect to regional and global markets," Dixon was quoted as saying in a statement by the bank Thursday.

The World Bank is the largest development partner of Bangladesh, committing more than $19b in interest-free International Development Association (IDA) credits to advance Bangladesh's development priorities since the country's independence, it said.

According to the statement, the current IDA portfolio consists of 32 projects, with a total commitment of $7.5b.

The World Bank Group's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has a portfolio of 35 projects with investment commitments of $668m, it said. 

The World Bank Group's arm for promoting foreign direct investment, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), has a portfolio of one active project with a total guarantee amount of $251m.