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RHD to save Tk 15b on a mega-project

For the first time in its history, the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is set to finish a mega project before time, cutting back on a hefty budget.Sources said a militant attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in upscale Gulshan district in July 2016 kept on hold the Tk 84.86-billion project...

Relatives of a girl examinee of a madrasah who was set afire at an exam centre at Sonagazi,

Relatives of a girl examinee of a madrasah who was set afire at an exam centre at Sonagazi, Feni wailing on Saturday at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the girl is undergoing treatment Story on Page 8 — FE photo

Feasibility study soon on Jamuna river tunnel

The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) is expected to conduct a feasibility study on the Jamuna river tunnel and is looking for US$14.62 million support from development partners, officials said Saturday.They said soon after getting the funds, the authority will carry out the study for assessing the viability and selecting the...

Economy to expand at 7.3pc this fiscal: Escap

The United Nations has said Bangladesh's real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth is expected to reach 7.3 per cent this fiscal year.The forecast came in the latest report of the Bangkok-based Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released Thursday. This is nearly 1.0 percentage point lower...

Rubana-led panel sweeps BGMEA polls

Sammilita Forum, led by Rubana Huq, has swept the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) election for the 2019-21 term.The panel bagged all the 35 posts -- 26 from Dhaka and nine from Chattogram -- for directors in the election held on Saturday at the trade body's headquarters in...

Wealth tax growth belies rising number of the rich

The growth in collection of wealth tax from rich people slowed in the last fiscal year despite a significant rise in the number of such people.The collection of taxes from wealthy people in the form of surcharge posted a slower growth of 15.10 per cent in the fiscal year (FY)...

BD trade policy review ends at WTO

The fifth review of Bangladesh trade policy concluded at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva on Friday with a call to further liberalise the country's tariff regime.Members participated in the two-day review meeting also urged Bangladesh to strictly implement multilateral rules of intellectual property rights (IPRs) gradually.They also wanted...

Shab-e-Barat on April 21

Holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on April 21 as the Shaban moon was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Saturday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the Islamic Foundation's Baitul Mukarram office...

Three 'Rohingya robbers' killed in 'gunfight'

COX'S BAZAR, Apr 06: Three suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in a 'gunfight' with police in the Habiber Ghona hilly area in Teknaf upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Nur Alam, 23, Mohammad Jubayer, 20, and Hamid Ullah, 21, residents of 'A-block' of Nayapara Rohingya camp at Hneela...

Five die as bus overturns in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Apr 06: At least five passengers were killed and 15 others injured as a bus overturned on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in the Jummar Ghar area in Gobindaganj upazila early Saturday. Three of the deceased were identified as Riaz Uddin, hailing from Mithapukur in Rangpur, Mahabul Islam, hailing from Patgram...