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Move to test dredge main channel of Payra port

The government has now taken a move to dredge the main channel of Payra port on a test basis, officials said.It will carry out dredging to check the siltation rate and decide as to whether it will build a deep-sea port or a normal seaport, they added.Jan De Nul (JDN),...

China a model for other nations: Xi Ismail Hossain, from Beijing

The reform and opening up of Chinese economy is a great revolution in the history of China and its people, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday."It's the great revolution that propelled a quantum leap forward in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics," he told a grand gathering.The government arranged...

Bank financial closing Dec 27

Bangladesh Bank announced on Tuesday the 27th December as the financial closing day for all scheduled commercial banks instead of December 30, according to a press release.The Bangladesh Bank issued the order on 'bank closing" day considering the During the day banks usually report the last transactions of the customers...

AL pledges urban facilities in villages, huge jobs

Bangladesh Awami League unveiled on Tuesday its 21-point manifesto for the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections promising to ensure urban facilities in every village and use the potential of youths for the progress of the country with the slogan - 'Bangladesh on the march towards prosperity', reports UNB.AL President Sheikh Hasina...

BNP unveils 19-pt manifesto

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) rolled out on Tuesday a 19-point manifesto with an avowed aim to implement it if voted to power in the general election.The nationalist party made a pledge to form a national commission for introducing a political culture against politics of vengeance and revenge.It would comprise...

BGB deployed ahead of polls

A total of 1016 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in different parts of the country, including the capital, ahead of the national election slated for December 30. The border guards were deployed at different parts of the country to assist civil administration. — UNB

Public holiday on Dec 30

The government has declared December 30 a public holiday to enable the voters to cast their votes without hassles from work-related commitments. A letter to this effect was signed by joint secretary (election wing) of the Election Commission (EC) on Monday. — BSS