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Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the Prime Minister has her own sources as well as reports from various outfits on the irregularities and corruption of the party leaders. None will be spared if allegations of irregularities and corruption against the leaders are foun...
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Indian Coast Guard Director General (DG) Krishnaswamy Natarajan made a courtesy call on Bangladesh Coast Guard DG Rear Admiral M Ashraful Haq at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday. During the meeting, the DGs of both the countries discussed about the issues of maritime security...
In order to increase storage capacity of harvested rice, the government has decided to build 200 silos at 190 upazilas in 60 districts of the country. A project proposal has been prepared by the Food Ministry and this initiative would also ensure protection of farmers’ interests by preserving ...
The government has taken a massive move to develop the country’s all village roads to ensure smooth and safe transportation of people and goods. The project aims to minimise cost in vehicular movement and travel times. The estimated cost of the scheme is at Tk 3516 crore which will come from t...
Finance Minister, AHM Mustafa Kamal, has said the government will provide all support to build a strong capital market fixing all the mismatches and anomalies. “I will assure everyone today that we will give good governance to the capital markets. We will see the defects in the capital markets...
Experts here today observed that to achieve the developed country status, Bangladesh would require to make the best use of the ICT sector to create new entrepreneurs as well as to ensure jobs for all unemployed. They said, “Most of the country’s people are young and they are adapting wit...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday strictly directed 31 Insurance companies to get enlisted with the capital market within three months. He also warned them that their license will be suspended and ultimately canceled if they fail to obey the instruction. He said these while addressing a v...
In a bid to prevent human trafficking the government has taken a comprehensive national programme. Aiming to educate and support vulnerable groups who are common prey to the illegal acts, a ‘National Plan of Action for Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking 2018-22’ has been und...
Country's GDP is possible to increase by at least 2 percent through proper implementation of the 'Competition Act'. The Act, enacted in 2012, can help improve standard of life of people through a healthy competition, speakers recommended this at a seminar on Sunday. Citing examples of co...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Sunday launched second phase of combing operation to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes. DNCC Mayor Md Atikul Islam inaugurated the drive at 11 am at the second gate of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.Addressing the programme, the...
Bangladesh Railway Secretary Mofazzal Hossain claimed that railway itself unearthed the proposed high salary of railway staff and the proposal has been already investigated and sent to Planning Commission after a thorough review. Referring to recent media reports, he said the issue has not been prop...
The capital city Dhaka will be freed from severe water-logging within two years by improving drainage system, cleaning up pipe, drains, canals, setting up temporary and permanent water pumps, sources said. In this regard, the government has taken various projects and initiatives to address the city&...
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism is set to start the construction work of third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). According to sources at Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB), the project is now going through evaluation process, then it will be sent to JICA (...
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday laid the foundation stone of ‘The development work of Shaheed Zayan Chowdhury Playground’ at Banani-1 in the capital.Mayor Atiqul said, “The playground has been named after Zayan Chowdhury who was killed in rece...
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) is yet to issue a circular for the 41st BCS recruitment. It seems that PSC itself does not know when it will be able to issue the notification, as the country’s lone cadre appointment authorities are yet to issue the circular or list of the succes...
First Security Islami Bank Ltd. achieved first position for collecting the highest bill amongst 33 banks selected by Dhaka WASA to collect bill in the financial year 2018-19. In this connection, a program titled Dhaka WASA Bill Collection Award was held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon, on Saturday.Md Tazul...
For the first time the government would introduce modern waterbuses for the convenience of the city commuters and facilitate trouble free journeys bypassing the traffic congestions. The initiative is part of the government’s long-term plans to introduce such passenger waterbuses on a professio...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday invited German and French companies to invest more in Bangladesh, particularly in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and High-tech Parks being developed by the government. He called upon the investors of the two European countries to invest in Bangladesh to ...
Solar Net Metering system is becoming more popular across the country. More than 500 systems with capacity of 10 megawatt (MW) has already been installed. The producers were generating the electricity in their building rooftops and it use their own purposes alongside supplying to the national grid, ...
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Speakers at a discussion have urged the authorities concerned to take immediate steps for eradicating child labour from the country’s informal sector as they face risk and exploitation here.About 90% of the child workers are engaged in informal sector where workers remain out of registration a...
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