India to support Mongla port upgrades
The government has taken up a massive development programme for the struggling Mongla port with Indian financial support. The move aims at making the port attractive to both domestic and regional users, officials said on Wednesday.The state-owned Mongla Port Authority (MPA) has undertaken the Tk 60.14 billion port upgrading project...
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Measures to be taken to prevent recurrence
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Wednesday that preventive measures should have been taken much earlier to avoid incidents like hacking of server belonging to the revenue board. A group of unscrupulous people reportedly had taken out consignments worth billions of taka from the Chittagong port during the last...
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Nation celebrates Independence Day -
The nation celebrated the 49th Independence and National Day on Tuesday with a fresh vow to take Bangladesh towards prosperity being imbued with the Liberation War spirit, reports UNB.On March 26, 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh's independence following the crackdown on unarmed Bangalees on...
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Govt may back off again amid int'l opposition
The government is likely to backtrack from its second attempt to relocate the stranded Rohingyas to Bhasan Char island in the face of strong opposition from the development partners.Recently the government announced its plan to relocate a portion of the Rohingya refugees to the island in April. But sources concerned...
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Washington, DC declares Mar 26 'Bangladesh Day'
The government of District of Columbia has declared March 26, as "Bangladesh Day" to commemorate the 49th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. A formal proclamation was signed by Mayor of Washington, D.C. Muriel Bowser on Tuesday, said the Bangladesh Embassy. — UNB
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