Vaccination to continue in Ramadan too
Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the ongoing COVID vaccination program will continue in a normal manner in the coming month of Ramadan.He said while speaking at a national award ceremony at the Osmani…
Read More »Varsity seat numbers
need to be increasedStaff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said that if the number of seats at the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) could be increased then it would be possible to create more efficient manpower in…
Read More »Dhaka to turn into a failed city soon: JP
Staff Correspondent: Dhaka would soon turn into a dysfunctional city owing to unbearable traffic congestion, mismanagement and a lack of coordination among government agencies concerned, Jatiya Party MP Pir Fazlur Rahman said yesterday.“The Dhaka city has…
Read More »Rice-wheat stocks have tripled in BD
Fears of conservation capacity Mahfuja Mukul: Rice stocks have increased almost thrice at the government level in the countrycompared to last year. Although the distribution of government rice in the field is normal at present, the…
Read More »PM seeks larger Saudi investment
Diplomatic Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought larger Saudi investment in Bangladesh particularly in the special economic zones and offered land there for Saudi investors.The Prime Minister sought the investment when Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to…
Read More »BIMSTEC to intensify regional cooperation
Targets to offset economic losses Industry Desk: Leaders of the BIMSTEC yesterdayvowed to intensify regional cooperation to strengthen connectivity, enhance trade and investment in tourism, technology and energy sectors to offset the economic losses caused by…
Read More »Sri Lanka offers Colombo port to Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa has offered greater use of Colombo port by Bangladesh for transportation of Bangladeshi goods.Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen paid a courtesy call on the President of…
Read More »Govt summons 4-edible
oil suppliers againTK, S Alam, Bangladesh Edible Oil, Bashundhara involves in market manipulation? Staff Correspondent: The Directorate of National Consumers Rights Protection has again asked representatives from four edible oil importers and suppliers – TK Group, S Alam…
Read More »Historic lowest sugar production in govt mills
Zarif Mahmud: A decade ago (FY 2012-13), the annual production of state-owned sugar mills in the country was over one lakh tonnes. In the last sugarcane threshing season (2020-21 fiscal year) that production has come down…
Read More »Interest in sugarcane cultivation declining
Farmers switching to other crops Mahfuz Emran: At one time sugarcane was cultivated on both banks of the small Jamuna in Joypurhat Sadar area. The distance from there to Joypurhat Sugar Mill is a few kilometers.…
Read More »65,474 more homeless
families to get sheltersSavar Correspondent: As part of the government’s target toensure housing for the landless and homeless people, 65,474 more singlehouses are being constructed under third phase of Ashrayan-2 Project.At the third phase of Ashrayan-2, the government has…
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