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BRT project in slow lane

Execution of a modern road transport project, designed to ease traffic movement between Gazipur and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), within the deadline---December 2022--- is highly unlikely. Food dragging by its two Chinese contractors is largely responsible for the delay. Only 34 per cent work had been completed until August...

PM cautions on readiness as experts fear 2nd wave

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the administration to take preparations in advance to face the field-level situation if the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic hits the country in winter alongside surge in cold-related diseases, reports UNB.Expressing concern over the reluctance about face-mask use, she also directed all concerned...

Covid-19 cases cross 0.35m

With 1,705 more new cases, the number of coronavirus infections crossed 0.35 million mark in the country on Monday, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Now the total number of confirmed cases rose to 350,621 and Bangladesh is the 15thcountry in the world that reached this grim landmark. On...

Dhaka seeks to carry goods thru Indian land

Bangladesh has lately strengthened its efforts to secure permission to use the Indian territory for the purpose of transporting goods to Nepal and Bhutan by its own vehicles.The signing of a transit agreement has become all the more necessary as Bangladesh is about to strike the preferential trade agreements (PTAs)...

Laid-off workers of a garment factory

Laid-off workers of a garment factory in Dhaka EPZ stage a sit-in in front of the National Press Club in the city on Monday demanding payment of dues, reopening of the factory and reinstatement of their jobs — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam

Minister sees wide wealth gap

Discrepancies in wealth distribution are wide and inherent in Bangladesh, planning minister MA Mannan told a webinar on Monday."National wealth has increased manifold in recent years which is a matter of satisfaction, but the matter of pain is the wealth wasn't distributed among population equally," he cited.Mr Mannan said the...