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4th Industrial Revolution
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Bangladesh
3 projects keeping food on the table in Bangladesh
Despite natural disasters, climate change and a refugee crisis Bangladesh is tackling food insecurity with urban agriculture, fairer trade and sustainable fisheries
Bangladesh
What Bangladesh can teach and learn about closing the education gender gap
Bangladesh is globally recognized for increasing access to educational opportunities for girls, but most women still can't transition into good jobs.
Migration
This film school is inspiring Rohingya refugees to document their lives
The school, which was founded by Mohammed Faruque and his late younger brother Omar, is inspiring refugees in Bangladesh and teaching them photography.
Bangladesh
How digital payment systems can boost Bangladesh's push to meet the SDGs
Bangladesh's already strongly performing economy will be helped by the drive to digitize payments for workers in the crucial ready-made garment sector
Bangladesh
Why farmers in northern Bangladesh are turning to corn for food security
The Bangladesh government is now encouraging farmers to grow corn, because its strong reliability as a crop can improve financial security.
Bangladesh
3 strategies that could help countries achieve a post-COVID dividend
Via leveraging digital assets, private-public partnerships and simplifying bureaucracy, Bangladesh has made significant breakthroughs.
The Davos Agenda 2021
How South Asia can lead an inclusive, sustainable COVID-19 recovery
In response to COVID-19, South Asia must increase digitization, create integrated supply chains, ensure a green recovery and advance regional cooperation.
Biodiversity
This zoo just saved one of the world’s rarest turtles from extinction
The Northern River Terrapin is thriving again, thanks to a team from Vienna Zoo and conservation activists in Bangladesh. Here’s how they achieved it.
Digital Identity
How Bangladesh is seizing the opportunities of e-governance
Digitisation is important for growing economies, as part of their development drives, containing the right infrastructure. It is in governments’ interests and creates a happier citizenry ...
Education and Skills
Digital education is both a necessity and an advantage for the Global South. Here's why
When COVID-19 hit, Bangladesh moved fast to digitalize education wherever possible – and this model has long-term benefits for emerging economies, too.
Bangladesh
I redesigned a school playground for my PhD – and the children got better grades learning outside
A PhD student from Cardiff University has looked at the impact of outside learning on the grades of school children in Bangladesh.
COVID-19
Cooperation and not isolation will help us fight COVID-19
Insular attitudes to coronavirus will not work, says Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. We need a meaningful global compact to share burdens and responsibilities.
COVID-19
In Bangladesh, COVID-19 threatens to cause a humanitarian crisis
The economic shutdown sparked by COVID-19 threatens millions of livelihoods in Bangladesh - but there are reasons for optimism, too.
Bangladesh
How digital inclusion made Bangladesh a standout South Asian economy
The country is growing rapidly due to smart use of technology to drive a digital transformation.
Future of Consumption
Creating a better future for garment manufacturing in Bangladesh
Garment industry workers are being displaced by automation, especially in Bangladesh. Here's how the industry can make sure no one is left behind.