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PM urges engrs to draw up dev plans suiting soil

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged engineers on Saturday to concentrate more on research for innovating newer technologies so that Bangladesh can take proper development strategies suiting the local soil, water and climate, reports UNB."We want you to pay a greater attention to research in the engineering sector...we'll have to innovate...

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Book Fair fetches Tk 800m in sales Abu Rakib

Sales at the Ekushey Book Fair reached Tk 800 million (80 crore) smashing the previous record as the bonanza concluded on Saturday, said a senior official.Director general of Bangla Academy Dr. Habibullah Siraji said this year's sales are 10 per cent higher than the last year's edition.Dr. Jalal Ahmed, a...

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Mayor-elect pledges to make city clean, functioning

Newly-elected Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday unveiled his work plan for the next one year focusing on 10 areas of development.Dividing the plans into three phases - short, medium and long-term - the DNCC mayor emphasised preventing environmental pollution, making the city green while digitising...

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Build institutional capacity to draw NRB investment

Speakers at a conference on Saturday said non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) will not come and invest in the country if investment-friendly environment and easy exit policy on profit and capital are not ensured. The amount of inward remittance against 14 million expatriates and non-resident Bangladeshis is much lower than those of...

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Rivals ‘attack’ members of Swadhinata Parishad

Swadhinata Parishad alleged on Saturday that at least five of its members were attacked during submission of nomination papers for the upcoming BGMEA board of directors' election.The new platform of some members of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has fielded candidates in the April 06 election.According to...

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