30 pc revenue targeted from non-ticket sources
Dhaka Metro rail project Staff Correspondent: As the fares would not be sufficient to cover the operating cost of the metro rail, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is keen to develop a transit-oriented development (TOD)…
Read More »PM directs to scan all imported goods at land ports
Staff Correspondent: No product or passengers from India will enter Bangladesh without scanning and body screening at the land ports, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed on Tuesday.The premier directed the authorities concerned to take necessary measures…
Read More »Nagad barred from opening TCSAs without BB nod
Staff Correspondent: Banks have been asked not to open trust cum settlement accounts (TCSAs) under Nagad Limited unless it gets approval from the postal department and the Bangladesh Bank (BB).The central bank issued a letter to…
Read More »Letter sent to Delhi NCB to bring Sohel back
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Police has sent a letter to the National Central Bureau (NCB) in New Delhi to bring former Inspector Sheikh Sohel Rana back to the country.Diplomatic efforts are also underway to bring him back…
Read More »Momen urges UK to remove Bangladesh from Covid red-list
Industry Desk: Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, who is nowin Europe, in a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart Dominic Raabon Monday called upon the UK to review the red-listing travel restrictions onBangladesh for Covid-19.“Given…
Read More »Structural reforms for easy loan disbursement process urged
Staff Correspondent: Structural reforms of loan disbursementprocess, less documentation process, establishing a specialized SME bank, acomprehensive SME database, policy reforms, bank-SME good relation, cash flow-based loan sanction, considering working capital loan as term loan andconsidering large…
Read More »Rail operation on Padma Bridge from December 2022: Minister
Staff Correspondent: The minister said, it would not be possible to launch the rail link on the inauguration day of the main Padma Bridge if the tracks are not handed over for laying between December and…
Read More »No benefit even after record rice production
Negligence in market management blamed Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the Agriculture Ministry claimed that there is record production of rice in the country, the Food Ministry is also unwilling to comply with it as people are…
Read More »PM asks to remain prepared to face flood
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked all concerned to remain prepared to tackle the flood as the water of the rivers is on rising trend.She gave the directive at a weekly cabinet meeting chaired…
Read More »Survey, design completed for 31-km subway metro
Staff Correspondent: The government has successfully completedstudy, survey and basic design for construction of 31.241-km first everunderground and elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-1 between Airport-Kamalapur and Purbachal-Natun Bazar-Pitalganj of Rupganj route.“With maintaining health guidelines strictly,…
Read More »No vessel congestion at Ctg port: CPA chief
Chattogram Bureau: Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Shahjahan has said no vessel is waiting for berth at outer anchorage at the Chittagong port area and the exports and imports are ongoing smoothly through…
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