WB to support CPA to construct Bay Terminal’s non-revenue part
Industry Desk: The World Bank (WB) will provide financial and technical supports to the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to construct breakwater and navigational channel, the non-revenue portion of the Bay Terminal.To this end, the multilateral development…
Read More »Metro rail set to start by December 2022
Industry Desk: Bangladesh’s long wait for its first-ever metro rail is going to be over by December 2022 as work on the project has gained momentum despite disruptions by coronavirus pandemic, said MAN Siddique, managing director…
Read More »PM for massive Covid vaccination to ensure everyone’s protection
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she has instructed the authorities concerned to inoculate the people massively with Covid-19 vaccines to ensure protection of all.“We have started purchasing vaccines. Inoculation has already started. We…
Read More »BD to be self-sufficient in milk in 5-yrs
An int’l standard research lab has been set up to ensure the quality of livestock resources production and animal foods SM Rezaul Karim Staff Correspondent: Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim yesterday said Bangladesh will…
Read More »Life almost normal in Dhaka under lockdown
Staff Correspondent: As the ‘strict’ lockdown rolled into its 5th straight day yesterday, the streets in capital Dhaka saw a higher number of private vehicles with people trying to pick up the social life amid the…
Read More »Healthcare, education hampered for chaos
Dhaka Shishu Hospital Special Correspondent: Allegation has been intensified that the healthcare and educational activities of Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital (DSH) are being hampered tremendously due to massive irregularities and mismanagement of the authorities concerned as…
Read More »BD to launch walk-in Covid vaccinations at union level
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is set to launch walk-in vaccination at union level allowing the people to be jabbed showing their national identity (ID) cards as ordered by Prime Minister’ Sheikh Hasina to intensify the nationwide inoculation…
Read More »Cooperation between BD, Indian startups to be mutually beneficial
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami on Monday inaugurated the six-part webinar series, “Shoto Borsho Shoto Asha – Rise Up.”The Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Startup Bangladesh,…
Read More »57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast
International Desk: At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said. “According to…
Read More »Dhaka for smooth export, import of goods thru land ports
Industry Desk: Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Mohammad Imran has emphasised on maintaining regular communication between the India and Bangladesh to facilitate the movement of passengers and import-export of goods.He told this during his meeting with…
Read More »Lockdown casts pall on apparel industry amid peak season
Special Correspondent: The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been keenly felt by nearly all industries, none more so than Bangladesh’s key forex-fetching readymade garment sector as orders from big fashion houses dried up amid waning…
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