3 hill rivers excavation
cost increases 6-timesTk 22,000 cr project cost proposed to Tk 120,000 cr Mahfuz Emran: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is going to spend about 6 times higher money for re-excavation of three hilly rivers- Karnafuli, Sangu and…
Read More »Police varsity needs
for modern forcesPolice demand separate varsity urgently Staff Correspondent: The establishment of a separate university for the Bangladesh Police Force in purpose of developing professional skills with higher education is now a matter of urgency to compete with…
Read More »Sabar Dhaka app fetches
25,000 complaints a yearSolution rate 97 percent in DNCC Zarif Mahmud: Household waste was piled up on the pavement of Road No. 6 in Sector-4, Uttara, pedestrians had to sniff and move. Even the two streetlights on that road…
Read More »Florists hope spring
will rejuvenate salesStaff Correspondent: Spring is knocking on the door. ‘PahelaFalgun’, the first day of spring on the Bangla calendar, will be celebrated across Bangladesh on Feb 14. Flowers are an important part of spring traditions. Women will…
Read More »Mobile veterinary
clinic to go to farmNo money is required Saleh Ahmed Husain: Animal husbandry is playing a major role in alleviating poverty and creating employment for the rural poor. Many people in the village earn extra income by keeping livestock. Again,…
Read More »No political influenced
in election commissionUrge eminent citizens Staff Correspondent: The search committee has been informed that no politically privileged person should get a chance in the Election Commission, said Dhaka University Law Department Dr. Asif Nazrul. “We all got a…
Read More »Stock market capital increased by Tk 4,500 cr
Staff Correspondent: After two consecutive weeks of decline, the country’s stock market has gone through a slightly upward trend last week. As a result, the market capitalization of the main stock market Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)…
Read More »London sees Bangladesh
real spot for trade: envoyIndustry Desk: The United Kingdom has marked Bangladesh as a “real” spot for intensified trade relations alongside security engagements in prevailing scenario as it reviews 50 years of bilateral ties, British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson…
Read More »New US envoy keen to strengthen ties
Diplomatic Correspondent: The newly-appointed United States (US) Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D. Haas has said he looks forward to working together with Dhaka to further advance the relationship between the two countries.He was speaking at an…
Read More »Devices being used to stop cattle smuggling
Bangladesh-India border Industry Desk: Director General of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh, who is on a two-day visit to North Bengal Frontiers at Kadamtala in Siliguri, yesterday said that the border guarding force…
Read More »Covid cases top 408m globally
Industry Desk: The overall number of Covid-19 cases has surpassed 408 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe.According to Johns Hopkins University, the total case count mounted to 408,442,142 while the death toll…
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