Foreign Aid

Foreign aid crosses record $8 billion in May
Economy

Foreign aid crosses record $8 billion in May

Foreign aid release surges 57.9% in July-February
Bangladesh

Foreign aid release surges 57.9% in July-February

According to an updated report by the Economic Relations Department, in the first four months of FY21, the development partners pledged a total of $1,233.47 million. File Photo: Reuters
Economy

Foreign aid release, commitment surge in July-Jan of FY22

Foreign assistance to Bangladesh
Economy

Foreign aid release, commitment surge in H1 of FY22

An UNHCR worker pushes a wheelbarrow loaded with aid supplies for a displaced Afghan family outside a distribution center as a Taliban fighter secures the area on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan October 28, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Taliban seeking greater role in distribution of foreign aid

ADP implementation yet to reach pre-Covid pace
Economy

ADP implementation yet to reach pre-Covid pace

France to give Bangladesh €330m to support Covid vaccination, Wasa project
Bangladesh

France to give Bangladesh €330m to support Covid vaccination, Wasa project

An export processing zone was subsequently developed on the land of the former Adamjee Jute Mills and by mid-2019, more than 55,000 people have been employed in the zone. Photo: Collected
Panorama

A deal with the devil or a blessing?

English economist John Maynard Keynes, who played a key role in the establishment of the International Monetary Fund, speaking with representatives from USSR and Yugoslavian at the Bretton Woods Conference. Photo: Bloomberg. 
Panorama

The establishment of modern-day ‘foreign aid’

Foreign aid disbursal surges in Jul-Sep, but commitments fall by 88%
Economy

Foreign aid disbursal surges in Jul-Sep, but commitments fall by 88%

Britain recently announced to cut its aid budget by about $5.5 billion in 2021, a move that could clear a path for other countries to follow. Photo: Reuters 
Panorama

To fix foreign aid, pay the poor directly

A member of Taliban security forces stands guard among crowds of people walking past in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan September 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Afghan acting foreign minister urges international donors to restart aid

Infograph: TBS
Bangladesh

Foreign aid in pipeline crosses $51b record