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With an aim to ensure hassle-free pilgrimage, the government is going to introduce new facilities in the hajj package this year. The package would include special pre-immigration arrangement at Dhaka, luggage handling, accommodation at hotels nearest to the holy places and other facilities, said off...
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The government has adopted all out measures to ensure safe and smooth journey for the homebound people across the country on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr. As part of government move, the four-lane Second Meghna Bridge and the Second Gumti Bridge on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway have been inau...
An organised syndicate, in association with some staff members of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), is allegedly continuing to loot over Tk 1.27 crore every month, amounting to more than Tk 25 crore annually, from the organisation, according to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) repor...
There are several export-oriented sectors in the country that can earn more foreign revenue, if the government provides those with cash incentives, like it does to other major export-earning sectors, according to industry insiders. It becomes obvious from the analysis of the country’s export t...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines earned Tk 1,404 crore from ticket sales in the first four months of this year, registering a 36 percent growth from the amount earned in same period of the previous year. According to official data, Biman earned Tk 347.36 crore in January, Tk 299.11 crore in February, Tk 38...
In the second week of Ramadan, prices of daily essentials were found going down gradually in the capital’s kitchen markets. Prices of onion, a few vegetables, and broiler and layer chicken also marked a decline. Prices of Ramadan essentials like gram, lentils, green chili, cucumber and onion r...
As part of the government’s long-term plan to expand the railway network throughout the country, 1800 kilometres of new rail lines will be built by 2045.All single rail tracks will be upgraded to double line and meter gauge rail lines will be transformed into dual gauge. The master plan will b...
At least 15 new trains will be introduced on separate routes across the country in order to facilitate more people to enjoy safe and comfortable journeys.Besides, five more trains, now in service, will get fresh locomotives, sources in the railway ministry said. In this regard, the government is goi...
In order to ensure safety of crops and lives of millions living in the country’s south-west coast, the government is constructing a 600 kilometres embankment across the coastal belt. To safeguard the people in face of natural disasters, the government is also repairing embankments damaged badl...
Bangabandhu Satellite-1 (BS-1), the country’s first geostationary communications and broadcasting satellite, is going into commercial operation next week.The satellite, which was launched into the orbit on 12 May 2018, has stepped into the second year of its operation today. BCSCL chairman Dr ...
Prices of all essentials in the capital were the same as in the previous week. On Friday, price of meat was as fixed by the government. However, prices of Ramadan essentials like gram, lentils, green chili, cucumber and onion remained like in the past week. In the meat market, beef and mutton were s...
As part of its stringent investigation against corrupt officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has listed 10 officials and employees, whose passports may be seized any time so that they cannot leave the country. The anti-corruption watchdog might also arrest them...
As heat wave is sweeping over the country, the number of diarrhoea patients in and around the capital has seen a sharp rise over the past few weeks. People of all ages are being infected with diarrheal diseases every day however children and elderly persons in particular are the worst sufferers. The...
For the second time in the country’s history, the government is giving electricity facilities to shoal (char) areas through submarine cable connection under Shariatpur district. Providing electricity in the char areas was one of the election pledges of the present government. As per the promis...
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