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Bhutan to import fertiliser from Bangladesh

Bhutan is keen to import fertilizer from Bangladesh. The Ambassador of Bhutan expressed interest in purchasing 2500 to 3000 tonnes of fertilizer from Bangladesh and sought the assistance of the Minister of Industries in this regard. Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Rinchen Kuentsyl meets Indu...

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Made-in-Bangladesh car planned

Plans have been made to make the country’s own brand of cars through Pragati Industries. Not just assembling cars, the country will also produce spare parts too. A memorandum of understanding has already been signed with Mitsubishi Motors to set up a factory in Bangladesh.In this continuation ...

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Youths to get funds to be entrepreneurs

To develop the trained youth from the Department of Youth De­velopment as entrepreneurs NRBC Bank will provide loan assistance to them. In this regard a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Department of Youth Development and NRBC Bank at Hotel Intercontinental in the ca...

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JICA delegation visits CWASA Water Treatment Plant

Mr Hiao Kawa, Yuho Representative, Chief Representative of Bangladesh Office of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited WASA Sheikh Hasina Water Treatment Plant Phase-2 in Chattogram. Chattogram WASA and JICA delegation toured the refinery's laboratory and each chamber on Tues...

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BB approves Janata Bank’s initiative to recover AnonTex loan

Bangladesh Bank has approved the initiative taken by Janata Bank to recover its loan from AnonTex Group. The central bank has taken the decision in the interests of the economy, including employment.In a letter issued on Tuesday, BB informed that it has decided to reschedule a total of Tk 35.64 bill...

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Daily Covid cases cross 2,000

Bangladesh registered three more death from Covid-19 and daily infections rose to 2,231 in 24 hours till 8am Monday. The total number of deaths reached to 28,105 with addition of the latest figure.The current positivity rate jumped to 8.53pc from the last day’s 6.78pc. The overall positivity r...

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Restrictions to curb Covid from Jan 13

The government has imposed new restrictions due to the alarming increase in infection rate in the country and the risk of the spread of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. The restrictions will be effective from January 13 (Thursday).A notification in this regard has been issued by the Cabinet Divi...

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Students can take jab just showing ID card

Students will no longer need to register for the coronavirus vaccine. From now on, students can be vaccinated only if they carry their ID. Education Minister Dipu Moni made the remark at a briefing at the secretariat on Monday.“We are not considering to close the educational institut...

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HC issues rule to ensure transparency

The High Court (HC) has issued a rule upon the government to ensure transparency and accountability in procurement. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the rule on Monday (January 10) following a writ petition. The HC bench issued the rule ...

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‘Anti-liberation forces need to be eradicated’

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said, “Anti-liberation forces are still boasting in Bangabandhu’s Bangladesh. These evil forces need to be eradicated.”The minister made the remarks after laying a wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheik...

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BGB DG inspects winter training

BGB Director General Major General Md Shafeenul Islam, BGBM (Bar), ndc, psc, on Monday inspected the winter training of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).On Monday morning, Director General of BGB inspected the winter training of BGB members training with 11 Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army in Khaju...

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WDB engineer Mizanur Rahman passes away

Mizanur Rahman, a retired sub-divisional engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board, Dhaka Circle, passed away at the Popular Hospital in Dhanmondi in the early hours of Monday (January 10). He was suffering from a lung infection, said a press release.The body of the deceased was buried at his f...

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People worried over river erosion in Sirajdikhan

Thousands of people at Chanderchar village under Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj are in a panic situation as they have been suffering due to river erosion of Dhaleshwari for last 10 years.A good number of establishments were damaged due to the continuous erosion in the recent years. Many houses, s...

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Nowfel urges students to acquire special skills

Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Deputy Minister for Education, has urged the students to acquire skills in special subjects to be successful in future and build their careers.Nowfel said, “You need to plan for the future to be successful in life.  Not only sound education of the students ...

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‘There is no alternative to research for country’s dev’

Chattogram University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) has celebrated the historic 'Homecoming Day' of the great architect of independence, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, with due dignity.CUET Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Alam inaugurated the programm...

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Sitakunda Guliyakhali declared a protected tourist area

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has declared 259.10 acres of Khas Khatian land in Guliyakhali beach area of Sitakunda in Chattogram as a protected tourist area.This information was unveiled in a circular signed by the Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Shyamoli...

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The return of the saviour

Though the victory through the nine-month-long sanguinary War of Liberation was achieved defeating Pakistan occupation forces on December 16, 1971, the whole nation was awaiting the return of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the prison in Pakistan.To the nation th...

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Per capita income likely to exceed $3,000 this year

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mohammad Tajul Islam expressed the hope that the average per capita income of the people of the country will exceed three thousand dollars by this year.He made the remark in his speech as the chief guest at the 'Bill Collection Award&...

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Steps soon to ease case backlog: Law Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq said that the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would do everything possible to reduce the backlog of cases in the courts across the country. “We would adopt all the process available in the world to ease the backlog of cases,” the minister...

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Covid cases up by 115pc in one week

Covid-19 cases in the country have increased by 115 percent in last one week compared to the previous week.DGHS Director and spokesperson Prof Nazmul Islam unveiled the information on Sunday during the regular health bulletin.He said that a total of 6,300 people were infected with Covid-19 last week...