The government is in a hurry to get rural infrastructure development projects involving substantial volume of funds approved by the Planning Commission (PC) before the forthcoming national elections, officials said on Saturday. They said the Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) alone has sought approval for nine projects meant to...
Read moreDr Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Jukta Front (JF) and Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Prokriya (JOP) made the announcement of a "greater national unity" on Saturday in the run-up to a free, fair, transparent and credible election in the country. The two platforms also placed a five-point demand that includes ensuring a...
Read moreDUBAI Sept 15 (AFP): Middle-order batsman Mushfiqur Rahim notched his sixth one-day hundred to lift Bangladesh to 261 in the opening Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka in Dubai on Saturday. The former captain's 150-ball 144 with 11 boundaries and four sixes-a career-best score-lifted Bangladesh from a precarious 1-2 in...
Read morePrime Minister's energy adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury on Saturday said that gas prices might go up soon after the announcement of a new tariff structure by the energy regulator."But we want the prices to be adjusted upward in phases so that it remains affordable and rational," he said.Mr Chowdhury made...
Read moreThe authorities of Dhaka University (DU) will hold a meeting with all active student organisations of the university today (Sunday) to hold a discussion about Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) elections, shelved since 1990. On Wednesday, the DU authorities issued a letter signed by Proctor AKM Golam Rabbani to...
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