Diplomatic Correspondent: The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank or AIIB is becoming increasingly invested in Bangladesh’s development as it has financed significant projects in the first five years of its engagement to the country.The development bank…

Good planning spur
development: Hasina

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterdaysaid Bangladesh achieved the desired development as her government implemented all programmes in a planned manner and democratic environment.The prime minister said this while exchanging views with editors of world’s…

Allocation rises, mosquito too…!

Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the allocation for mosquito repellent increases every year, the infestation of mosquito increases competitively in the capital due to massive corruption, irregularities and negligence of the both city corporations in context of…

Old Dhaka to be changed

Plans block-based redevelopment Mahfuja Mukul: Dhaka is at the bottom of the list of livable cities in the world. Old Dhaka is the most unplanned residential and commercial area in the capital. There are various problems…

Int’l Seed Bank needs to avert food crisis: PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterdayproposed formation of an International Seed Bank to avert food crisis in future.She made the proposal when Director General of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Qu Dongyu called on her…

Hasina returns home from UAE

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned hometonight wrapping up her five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG-1302) carrying the primeminister and her entourage members landed…

BB asks banks to stop SWIFT payments with Russian

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Bank asked all the scheduled banks to be cautious about opening letters of credit (LC) and to stop transactions through the SWIFT system with the Russian banks that have been sanctioned over…

Leather product export turns around again

Golam Mostafa Jibon: Leather product export has started turning around day by day with the ease of corona pandemic worldwide. As a result, hide and skin traders have started to see the ray of hope again…

50pc railway parts to be made locally

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is going ahead with a plan to manufacture at least 50 per cent of the railway parts in the country to save a chunk of foreign currency and create jobs.A draft policy prepared…

Govt targets char land to produce additional crops

Over 100,000 hectares of char land in country Mahfuz Emran: The government has instructed to cultivate every inch of land so that there is no shortage of food in the country. The concerned departments are working…

Romania keen to recruit workers from Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: Robert-Sorin Negoita, Mayor of Bucharest’s 3rd district, Romania, keen to recruit skilled and efficient workers from Bangladesh.The Mayor made the remark during a meeting with the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Barrister Sheikh…