Rice import target still on uncertainty
Indian variant of corona hits import Golam Mostafa Jibon: Uncertainty to meet the target of rice import from abroad has been created again due to recent military coup in Myanmar and sudden rising of incidences from…
Read More »Tk 13,987.27 cr supplementary budget passed
Staff Correspondent: Parliament yesterday passed the supplementary budget of Tk 13,987.27 crore for the fiscal 2020-21 to meet the increased expenditures under 19 different ministries and divisions.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed the supplementary budget in…
Read More »Process underway to buy 1.0 cr doses of Sputnik V vaccine’
Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Zahid Malek has said that a process is underway to buy one crore doses of Sputnik V vaccine from Russia.The minister said this while responding to a question of Asim Kumar Ukil,…
Read More »Chattogram waterlogging a never-ending problem
Ayub Ali from Chattogram: Though a number of initiatives have been taken over the years to address Chittagong city’s waterlogging problem, many of those have apparently gone down the drain due to a lack of coordinated…
Read More »Both ruling, opposition parties must support Liberation War: Hasan
Staff Correspondent: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said both the ruling party and the opposition should be in favour of the Liberation War.“After 50 years of independence in any country, those who were…
Read More »Climate Change to get priority in Bangladesh
ADB proposes more support Industry Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) must now prioritise climate change, while continuing to support economic recovery and the COVID-19 vaccination program in Bangladesh, says a report released by ADB’s Independent…
Read More »Tk 1,400cr project to construct 30 paddy silos
Staff Correspondent: The government has initiated a big move to construct some 30 silos across the country having facility of paddy drying, preservation and other related facilities with an overall storage capacity of 1.50 lakh metric…
Read More »Zero tolerance for corruption in financial sector: Kamal
Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday told Parliament that 15 laws will be enacted within the next one year as the government is pursuing a zero-tolerance policy against irregularities in the financial sector.“I would…
Read More »Set up ACC offices in Canada, Malaysia Australia: Kazi Firoz
Staff Correspondent: Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid has urged to extend the activities of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) outside the country.He told the parliament that the ACC should set up offices in Canada, Malaysia and…
Read More »Lebukhali Bridge makes Kuakata in just 5 hours
Zakir Mahmud Salim: Lebukhali Bridge – the long-awaited dream for the people of the southern part of the country, especially for the people of Patuakhali – has turned visible recently.The 1,470-meter-long bridge on the Dhaka-Kuakata Highway…
Read More »Mainline performance test of metro train in August
Staff Correspondent: The country’s first overhead metro train, the latest communication system in the country undertaken by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will start its mainline performance test on viaduct in August.“We will begin mainline performance test…
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