Expert suggests Ctg port takeover by int'l operators

The management of the country's main sea port Chittagong should be handed over to an international port management entity to increase its efficiency, an international expert has said. Similar approach should be adopted in handling air cargo as well as building of warehouse facilities at the land port, the expert...

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BD loses $6.5b to urban pollution a year, says WB

Bangladesh loses about US$ 6.5 billion due to pollution and environmental degradation in its urban areas every year, according to a World Bank (WB) report.The amount is equivalent to 3.4 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2015, said the WB report.The economic cost of mortality in...

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Robi set to transfer 20pc stake to edotco at $120m

Mobile operator Robi is set to offload its 20 per cent stake valued at US$120 million to edotco Bangladesh, a Malaysia-based telecommunications infrastructure services company.Bangladesh's second largest mobile phone operator has taken the latest initiative to facilitate edotco Bangladesh Co. Ltd. (edotco BD) for complying with the rules to be...

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Editors' Council rejects JS body report on draft Digital Security Act

The Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) has rejected a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts, Telecommunication and ICT on the draft 'Digital Security Act.It has also expressed its surprise and disappointment over the report of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) committee, released to the press on September 11.The report totally...

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News Watch (17-9-2018)

Govt buys Rose Garden mansionThe government has bought the historic Rose Garden mansion in Old Dhaka, the birthplace of Awami League, considering its archaeological values. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the registered deed of the historic house from the present owners at her official residence Ganobhaban on Sunday. — UNB...

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Prayer Timings-(17-9-2018)

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