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Electronic passport (E-Passport) will be introduced by December this year, finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said. “We hope that e-passport will be introduced by December. We will go advance level to e-passport from MRP (machine readable passport). The home minister has confirmed...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that the economy of Bangladesh will continue as the fastest growing economy in Asia during the ongoing fiscal year 2019-20. ADB Country Director Manmohan Parkash said this while releasing the ‘Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update: Fostering Growth a...
From now on, if any government employee dies or gets injured, their compensation will be provided through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) which was provided though cheque before.It was learned that, when a civil servant dies while serving, his family members receive a financial grant of Taka eight la...
Supplement,Travel & Tourism
The 8th Asian Tourism Fair 2019 will start from today. The three days fair is going to take place from September 26-28 at International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital.The fair is being organised by Parjatan Bichitra, supported by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, BIMSTIC Secret...
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People from all walks of life across the country have hailed the ongoing crackdown against drug peddlers, militants, extortionists, gamblers, tender manipulators, and criminals. They also highly acclaimed the “zero tolerance” policy of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to any sort of wrongdoi...
The Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday morning recovered Tk 1.05 crore five crore in cash, 720 tolas of gold and five firearms raiding the houses of two leaders, who are also the shiblings of ruling Awami League. The money, gold and firearms were recovered from the houses of Enamul Huq Enu, a vice pr...
Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has urged people to create such a stringent environment in the society that no one dare to adulterate food in Bangladesh. The minister made the urge at a roundtable discussion at the National Press Club on 'Safe Food and Agriculture Management'...
Bangladesh must take urgent steps to improve road safety to continue its robust growth, said World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer. “Apart from enormous human toll, poor road safety can undermine a country’s growth and development,” said Schafer. “B...
As part of the government’s drives against casino business and tender manipulations, Dhaka City (South) unit Jubo League president Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Somrat has been banned from leaving the country for his alleged links to casino business and other illegal activities. Besides, around 100...
As the government is pledge-bound to safeguard the rights of children, including ensuring education, child health and reduction of malnutrition, it has envisioned a plan to implement child-related projects to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This was stated by Planning Minister MA Manna...
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Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank SM Moniruzzaman said, Bangladesh Bank ensures a prudent combination between the rural and urban ratio of branches to promote balanced economic development in the country. He said the central bank has already undertaken a few initiatives (Such as guidelines and...
A project worth Tk 205.15 crore has been undertaken to improve livelihood of the slum dwellers in various cities across the country. The project, already in progress, is being implemented by the local government and rural development, LGRD under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development an...
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru on Monday said government leases haor areas for better management of those areas as well as to encourage fish farming. He said this at a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital jointly organized by Save the Environmental Mo...
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Monday applauded the ongoing drive against the illegal casino business in Dhaka. He said, “The drive will continue. We support this type of drive and expect a successful completion of the ongoing one.” DSCC Mayor said this to...
In the wake of a volatile commodity market, the government has heightened monitoring to stabilise the prices of essentials, officials said. Commerce ministry has doubled its vigilance teams to oversee the kitchen market with intent to give some succour to consumers. As many as 28 teams instead of th...
The Election Commission’s investigation has found that around 15 officials of the commission are involved in providing National Identity Card (NID) to Rohingya people. Director General of NID wing of EC, Brig Gen Saidul Islam on Monday said at a press conference held at Nirbachan Bhaban in the...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it will investigate officials and employees of the Election Commission (EC) following allegations of Rohingya refugees obtaining National ID (NID) cards. The graft watchdog’s Public Relations wing said that the decision came on Monday (Sept 23). &ldquo...
In a bid to provide prompt, transparent and efficient land services to the people, the government is all set to introduce a hotline from the 10th of next month (October). "The land service hotline (call centers) no. 16123 of the Ministry of Land is expected to be a milestone in the process of p...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has cut down the proposed tariff for using private container depots by 2.0 percentage points to 10 per cent.The fresh tariff will take effect from October 01.At a meeting convened on Sunday, it fixed 10 per cent tariff for the services provided by 18 privately-own...
Bangladeshi apparel exporters have created a favourable business prospect by attending the just-concluded four-day mega event styled Texworld/Apparel Sourcing Paris in France.A total of 16 Bangladeshi apparel and fabric manufacturers who participated at the fair had witnessed large number of visitor...
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