About $1 billion in budget support is set to arrive in the next few days from three development partners to help the government meet its deficit financing for this fiscal year.

We have more viable options of transitioning to solar and wind energy, which are proven and significantly cheaper. But it seems that the government is more interested in supporting the Japanese firm Jica.

In response to criticism after the World Bank backed out of funding the Padma Bridge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said, “I’m the daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. I’ll fulfil what I commit to InshAllah.”

Laying emphasis on extra safety of its personnel, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says it remains "firmly committed" to contributing to the development of Bangladesh.