The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken up a road upgradation project at a bloated cost despite its 'unviability', official said on Monday. Project insiders said the RHD itself has shown that there will be very poor return from the project.Besides, the cost proposed for the project is much...
Read moreThe Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls came to an end on Tuesday amid allegations of rigging and irregularities, reports bdnews24.com.Voting was postponed at nine polling stations amid allegations of irregularities, according to election officials.The allegations of casting fake votes and obstruction of BNP polling agents by activists of the ruling...
Read moreThe finance bill of proposed budget for the fiscal year, 2018-19, is expected to be passed today (Wednesday), two days ahead of the schedule.The budget will be passed the next day.Finance Minister AMA Muhith told reporters on Tuesday that the decision was taken to avoid passing the budget in the...
Read moreThe central bank has directed the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to refrain from sending short message service (SMS) through mobile phone, offering high interest rate, to collect deposit."We've issued the directive to stop sending SMS (by the NBFIs), offering high interest rates for attracting people, including professionals, to collect deposit,"...
Read moreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Bangladesh with US$500 million in loan to help build a state-of-the-art 800 megawatt (MW) power plant in Khulna.Part of the loan will also be spent for linking it up with natural gas and power transmission facilities.Board of Directors of the multilateral lender approved...
Read more‘Drug trader’ dies in Bhola ‘gunfight’BHOLA, June 26: A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in the Bagmara Beribadh area in Sadar upazila early on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Jakir Hossain, 50. — UNB US top court backs Trump on travel banThe US...
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