Curbs extended but relaxed
Inter-district bus, train, launch to operate
A man peeps into a ticket counter of the almost empty Chattogram Railway Station yesterday to see if tickets were being sold. Rumours started spreading in the port city yesterday that the government would allow inter-district public transport that had been suspended to curb the spread of coronavirus. The restrictions were partially lifted yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Inter-district bus, train and launch services will resume across the country on the condition that they operate at half their capacity for a week.
The cabinet division in a circular yesterday lifted the coronavirus restrictions on almost everything, except the educational institutions.
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Digital Technologies Can Help Maldives Build Back Better From COVID-19 Shock
MALE’, MALDIVES, April 15, 2021- Maldives can leverage digital technologies to build back better for a more green, resilient, and inclusive development following the COVID-19 pandemic, says the latest World Bank Maldives Development Update: A Digital Dawn released today.
The Maldives Development Update (MDU) notes that the country, post a massive pandemic led downturn, is firmly on the road to recovery. Thanks to successful marketing campaigns and relatively straightforward entry requirements, Maldives received more than 300,000 tourists in the first quarter of 2021. Assuming that a million tourists visit the country this year, the World Bank forecasts real GDP to grow by 17.1 percent in 2021. There are both downside and upside risks to the forecast.
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Bangladesh economy shows early signs of recovery: WB
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DHAKA, April 12, 2021 (BSS) – Bangladesh’s economy is showing nascent signs of recovery backed by a rebound in exports, strong remittance inflows, and the ongoing vaccination program, says a new World Bank report.
The report titled “Bangladesh Development Update – Moving Forward: Connectivity and Logistics to strengthen Competitiveness,” was launched through a virtual media briefing today.
After being severely affected by the COVID 19 pandemic-which slowed growth and for the first time in two decades slightly reversed the poverty reduction trend-the economy is recovering gradually.
Mercy Tembon, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan chaired the launching session virtually today while senior economist of World Bank, Bangladesh Bernard James Haven and senior economist of World Bank Matias Herrera Dappe made two separate key-note presentations.
B’desh economy shows early signs of recovery amid uncertainties: WB
Bangladesh’s economy is showing nascent signs of recovery backed by a rebound in exports, strong remittance inflows, and the ongoing vaccination program.
The World Bank said it in its new report titled “Bangladesh Development Update- Moving Forward: Connectivity and Logistics to strengthen Competitiveness,” that was launched on Monday, reports UNB.
It said that after being severely affected by the COVID 19 pandemic-which slowed growth and for the first time in two decades reversed the poverty reduction trend-the economy is recovering gradually.
Over the first half of FY21, factories reopened and exports rebounded. However, the economy faces elevated risks in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.