Dhaka welcomes Beijing's role in implementing Teesta project
Bangladesh welcomes Chinese companies to join in implementing the stalled Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) as the two countries strike numerous cooperation accords capping summit talks. A joint statement issued after the bilateral meeting between the two countries in Beijing on Friday rolled out the outcomes of...
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Massive quake kills nearly 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
NAYPYIDAW, Marh 28 (AFP): A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise.The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was...
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41pc capacity underutilised even after 3yrs
Even after three years since its construction at a cost of Tk 33.71 billion, more than 41 per cent of the total capacity of the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant - Bangladesh's first and one of the largest in South Asia and East Asia - remains underutilised on average.The failure of...
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BD seeks 50-year water-management master plan from China
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus seeks a fifty-year master plan from China to manage the river and water system in Bangladesh, crisscrossed by umpteen rivers, largely flowing down from upper riparian.The visiting head of interim government made the request Friday when Li Guoying, water resources minister of China, met him...
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No meeting with Dr Yunus on Modi's BIMSTEC schedule
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday announced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's engagements in Bangkok without any mention about a bilateral meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit, reports UNB. At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn...
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Prayer, Sehri, Iftar Timings (2025-03-29)
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