Next Tk 3.0t ADP gets final shape today
A Tk 3.0-trillion Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year is getting final consideration today with several-fold increases in education and health allocations with the focus on human-capital development, officials say.However, the highest development-budget sanction goes for the fund-guzzling Local Government Division and the Road Transport and Highways...
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WB tags revoking of the Bank Resolution Act amendments
Returning the five merged Islamic banks to their former shareholders might prove difficult for the government as major development partners dislike the reversion move, officials says. The new government last month passed the Bank Resolution Act 2026 amending the Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025 under which the post-uprising interim government had...
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BJP names Suvendu as CM of West Bengal
KOLKATA, May 08 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party named a chief minister of West Bengal state on Friday, cementing its thumping win in key elections in the bastion long held by its adversary.Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed a landmark 207 out of 294 seats in the legislative...
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Delonix regia (Krishnachura) blooms in summer, adding to the beauty of Hatirjheel
Delonix regia (Krishnachura) blooms in summer, adding to the beauty of Hatirjheel in the capital. The photo was taken on Friday. —FE photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman
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Govt warns against submitting 'abnormally low' quotations thru understanding
A stern government warning comes against contractors submitting "abnormally low" bids in public-works tenders through understanding, allegedly for windfall gains. In an official directive, issued on May 4, Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) under the planning ministry notes a surging trend where bidders quoting prices significantly below the official estimated...
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Gulf clash threatens hopes for quick US-Iran deal
TEHRAN, May 8 (AFP): A new clash between US and Iranian forces in the Gulf dented optimism for a negotiated peace Friday, despite President Donald Trump insisting a shaky truce was still holding while the sides inch towards a deal.US Central Command said Iranian forces had launched missiles, drones and...
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