How long the Pakistan generals move power?
Farhad Chowdhury: Pakistan’s military thinks they can keep the country stable. But this is their biggest misconception. In the last 75 years, no civilian government has been in power in the country. The country is becoming…
Read More »Coral reefs survival at stake: Unesco
Staff Correspondent: The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless more is done to make them resilient to warming oceans, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
Read More »Potentials of Blue Economy in Bangladesh
Ocean renewable energy Greening coastal belt/delta planning: This will help reduce wind pressure of cyclones and also solidification of new lands. Mangrove in the Sunderbans comprising of 577,040 hectares provide livelihood to about 7.5 million people,…
Read More »Tourism sector incurs Tk 60,000 crore loss
1.5 lakh people lost jobs Staff Correspondent: The country’s hospitality and tourism sector has suffered a loss of Tk 60,000 crore due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Besides, about 1 lakh 41 thousand people in this sector…
Read More »Largest shelter project in Kasba
All facilities under one umbrella Brahmanbaria Correspondent: Over 400 red-green houses are being constructed on 12.35 acres of land in Mankashair area of Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria. About 300 workers are working together in this project.…
Read More »Spain wants to invest in Bhanga-Payra rail project
Staff Correspondent: Spain has expressed interest in financing the construction of a new railway line from Bhanga in Faridpur to Payra. At the same time, the Spanish Ambassador to Dhaka has also expressed interest in supplying…
Read More »Proposal to increase electricity price 69pc
Public hearing on May 16 Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has fixed May 16 for a public hearing in the wake of the Bangladesh Power Development Board’s (PDB) proposal to increase electricity prices.The…
Read More »Bangladesh is not in list of top 100 varsities in Asia
Industry Report: The name of any institution in Bangladesh is not in the list of top 100 universities of the recently published QS Asia University Rankings 2022. The name of any Bangladeshi university after 2019, which…
Read More »NBR misses Tk 3.30 tr revenue target
Staff Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) may miss the fiscal revenue collection target as about half of the revenue collection is yet to be done with only four months left of the current financial…
Read More »Titas eats up Tk 320 cr a year thru’ illegal links
Golam Mostafa Jibon: Titas Gas incurs a loss of Tk 320 crore annually due to massive irregularities and illegal connections. As a result, theconsumers are forced to bear the load of additional billsfor the whole year.According…
Read More »Floating boarding at
Tk 50 in BurigangaZarif Mahmud: Four trawlers stand on the banks of the Buriganga behind the Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka. The trawlers stand there. Because instead of running them on the river, floating boarding has been made suitable…
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