BNP invited for discussion, not dialogue: CEC
Staff Correspondent: Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was not invited to any dialogue; rather the party has been invited for a discussion, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal. The CEC was addressing a press…
Read More »Bangladesh set to take Chinese loan on hard conditions
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is set to take Chinese loan of over 500 million US dollars on hard conditions to implement two projects.Money would be spent for establishing a water treatment plant under Rajshahi WASA and purchasing…
Read More »Naogaon’s Jasmine was arrested in presence of joint secretary
Death in RAB custody Staff Correspondent: The woman who died in the custody of the Rapid Action Battalion in Naogaon was arrested after a complaint made by a joint secretary, the elite force said.Joint Secretary Enamul…
Read More »Price of broiler chicken reduced by Tk100 per KG
Staff Correspondent: The Director General of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) AHM Shafiquzzaman yesterday said that the price of broiler chicken has been reduced by Taka 100 per kilogram due to the countrywide…
Read More »Tk 166,887 cr stuck-up against 72,189 cases
Pending loan cases bring havoc in banking Special Correspondent: On the one hand, defaulted loans are increasing, on the other hand, the court cases of financial loans are increasing. But there is no speed in the…
Read More »2G service against 4G packages
Cell cos cheating customers Zarif Mahmud with Mahfuz Emran: Smart Bangladesh has recently been announced by the government. Before this there was Digital Bangladesh. But be it digital and smart, Bangladesh should be unique to be…
Read More »You set an example of empathy for world
Biden writes to Hasina Diplomatic Correspondent: US President Joe Biden has said his country made a commitment to finding long-term solutions to the Rohingya refugee crisis and holding perpetrators of the atrocities accountable.“You set an example…
Read More »Stock market now on life support !
Staff Correspondent: The country’s stock market has been in recession for more than a year due to the global crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and the rise and volatility of the dollar. Common investors are…
Read More »Abnormal high cost estimates
for Jamuna bank protectionThe project estimates 3-time high budget Md Rabiul Haque: Anomalous cost estimates have been found in a project to protect the banks of the Jamuna River. A huge amount of money has been charged for the…
Read More »Govt implementing Smart Agriculture Pilot Project: Palak
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said that his division is implementing a ‘Smart Agriculture Pilot Project’ at 10 villages in the country aimed at reducing the cost of irrigation and use…
Read More »Tk150 per dozen in Dhaka markets
Eggs not an affordable Industry Desk: Eggs are not an affordable quality protein source any more, as price per dozen has soared to Tk150 in the kitchen markets across Dhaka.Lower-income families have already been cutting consumption…
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