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Nation pays tribute to Pilkhana martyrs
Staff Correspondent: The 14th anniversary of the Pilkhana BDR massacre observed yesterday.A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage in 2009.Marking the day, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has organised Quran recital, prayers, and milad mahfil, said a BGB press release.Major General S M Salahuddin…
Read More »350,000 illegal buildings legalizing in Dhaka city
Charging fines and some moderation Zarif Mahmud: The government has taken the initiative to legalize about 350,000 illegal buildings constructed without permission or in breach of conditions through fines. For this, a policy is being made to determine the process of legalizing illegal buildings through fines. A committee has been…
Read More »Democracy is safe with Awami League
PM Hasina says Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterdaysaid the goal of her government is to promote democracy and uplift people’s living standard.“Our goal is to preserve democracy and improve the fate of the people,” she said while inaugurating the Mirpur-Kalshi flyover for vehicular movement. The prime minister opened…
Read More »Kawla-Tejgaon elevated expressway now visible
Staff Correspondent: Kawla-Tejgaon portion of the four-lane 19.73 km Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) is now visible as the overall progress of the construction work is over 57 percent till January this year.“The much-anticipated four-lane 19.73 km Dhaka elevated expressway, having 31 ramps, is being constructed under Public Private Partnership (PPP)…
Read More »How much expenses on Rohingyas by NGOs?
Govt to seek accountability Staff Correspondent: There are allegations that various NGOs working with Rohingyas are funding extremists. For this reason, the government has planned to ask for an accountability of the expenses of the NGOs working with Rohingyas.Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM MozammelHaque said this to reporters yesterday after…
Read More »Observer appointment in weak banks don’t give effective result
No improvement in financial health Industry Desk: The central bank recruited observers can’t bring any significant changes in the financial health of the weak banks and financial institutions. Since the process is adopting by Bangladesh in engaging observers in the poor performing commercial banks; there is no citable progress been…
Read More »Emergency dollar supply must to keep market stable
Commodity prices up manifold ahead or Ramadan Mahfuz Emran: In order not to deplete foreign exchange reserves in the future, import of non-essential goods is being discouraged. However, due to the dollar crisis, the import of daily necessities is also being hampered. The commerce ministry of the government fears that…
Read More »Sundarbans lost 451 km in 100-yrs
Forest area reduced by one 3rd Staff Correspondent: Your Sundarbans is like a mother. This forest is called the oxygen reservoir of Bangladesh. But due to various reasons, including encroachment, river erosion and climate change, the forest area is now reduced to one third. That’s why experts say that everyone…
Read More »714 BD female migrant workers dead abroad
Writ files seeking compensation Court Correspondent: A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking directives to provide adequate compensation to the family members of the 714 deceased migrant female workers who died in different countries.Anjuman Ara Lima, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed the writ petition yesterday after…
Read More »Potato export to Russia to resume this year: Minister
Diplomatic Correspondent: Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque yesterday said Bangladesh will resume exporting potatoes to Russia this year.“Prior to Russia’s ban, a huge amount of potatoes used to be exported from the country. As Russia has lifted the ban, initiative has been taken to export potatoes again,” the minister told…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
