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PC starts revising ADP amidst its poor execution

The Planning Commission (PC) has started work on revising the Tk 1.7 trillion Annual Development Programme (ADP) amid unsatisfactory execution of the ongoing projects during last five months of the current fiscal year (FY), officials said on Monday.The PC has asked the ministries to incorporate 'important' new projects and seek...

Army deployment to boost voters’ confidence: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said on Monday the deployment of army will help boost the voters' confidence in the upcoming 11th parliamentary election billed for December 30. "The aim to deploy army is to create confidence among the voters," he told newsmen after visiting 'mock voting' using...

Next polls very important for development: Hasina

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday the next general election is very important to keep Bangladesh on the higher trajectory of development, reports UNB."Bangladesh is now on the higher trajectory of development ... the next election is very much important to continue this development trend,"...

People united again for a change, says Kamal

Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF) convener Dr. Kamal Hossain said on Monday people have become united for a change which would be reflected in the December 30 elections.Terming Awami League-led political alliance an anti-people force, he expressed his optimism that the law enforcement agencies would not go for assisting such a...

Christmas today (2018-12-25)

The Christian community will celebrate the Christmas in the country, as elsewhere across the world, today (Tuesday), commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, reports UNB.Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, is the celebration of rebirth, new beginning, forgiveness and peace, and renewing relationship with God and human...

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Cabinet body approves six solar, wind power projects

The government has approved proposals for setting up six power plants that would generate 257 megawatts (MW) of electricity from renewable sources.A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on government procurement, chaired by Finance Minister A M A Muhith, approved the proposals on Monday.The minister, however, felt that holding such a...

News Watch- (25-12-2018)

Fire at Gazipur jute millGAZIPUR, Dec 24: Huge goods and machinery were gutted in a fire that broke out at a jute factory at Keowa Bazar in Sreepur upazila on Monday. The fire originated from breaker card machine-8 of 'Sarah Composite Mills Ltd' around 5:45am and soon it engulfed the...