LDC graduation triggers double whammy for BD
LDC graduation might throw Bangladesh into 'double trouble' as the country's preparation for coping with the post-graduation challengers is not satisfactory, economists and businessmen warned Saturday.They said the double whammy would come in the form increasing the cost of doing business or cost of borrowing while taking away of various...
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Satellite launch brings world respect, says Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh has earned the respect of the world by sending its first artificial satellite into orbit, report agencies."We have received the highest respect of the world as an independent nation," she said at an event in the city on Saturday morning following the launch of...
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Location makes Mirsarai hot cake for investors
Just 20 years back, land-starved Bangladesh was blessed with a considerable volume of land reclaimed from the Bay of Bengal at the Mirsarai point of Chattogram. And local people say the vast char land was used as a sanctuary for the cattle population including buffaloes. Assessing the potential and economic...
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Headway in designing piers of Padma Bridge
The design problem with 14 piers of the country's longest bridge under construction has been resolved reigniting hopes about quickening the work.Officials said the project office already started working on three of the piers. The work on the remaining 11 would start soon after load test confirmation.They said two Korean...
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Newborn in city dustbin
A newborn baby girl was rescued from a dustbin near the Janata Housing in the capital's Mohammadpur area early Saturday. Cleaning staff of Dhaka South City Corporation found the infant inside the dustbin around 5:30am and informed the police. — UNB
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