rural

The logo of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at its headquarters in Manila, capital of the Philippines.
Energy

ADB to provide $200m for rural electrification

The additional loan will finance installation of power distribution lines and associated facilities in rural areas in Khulna division, increasing electricity access to 150,000 households

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

In LDCs, 17% rural populations live with no mobile coverage: Study

Nusrat Jahan.
Thoughts

The great digital divide and why we should care

The International Day of Rural Women is observed annually on October 15. Photo :Xinhua via UNB
World+Biz

UN for investing in rural women to help build resilience to crises

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with the media inside the parliament premises on the first day of the budget session, in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File photo
World+Biz

India's Modi launches property card scheme to aid rural households

A Room to Read mentor speaks to a student via video call as part of the Girls’ Education Program work in Cambodia. Source: Room to Read/Bloomberg
Analysis

Girls are quitting school to work in virus-battered rural Asia

File Photo: Azizur Rahman Anik
Education

Poor, rural DU students still missing out on online classes

Small investment equals big changes – handwashing devices matter
Thoughts

Small investment equals big changes – handwashing devices matter

A woman selects corn for the market during the government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 7. Photo: Foreign Policy/AFP via Getty Images
Panorama

For the rural poor, the coronavirus crash isn’t here yet

People were seen showing keen interest in the jute-made goods and handicrafts at the fair. Photo: Rehman Asad/TBS
Economy

Bagdoom’s Krishti opens e-commerce world for rural women entrepreneurs

The Village Super Market in Khulna is a marvel both as an architecture and as an idea. Photos: Mumit M
Features

An upscale kitchen market in rural Khulna

Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Bangladesh

Power Grid Co’s overloaded substations could disrupt rural power supply 

China will study ways to restructure high-risk rural commercial banks
World+Biz

China will study ways to restructure high-risk rural commercial banks