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PPP projects included in ADP face chronic delays

A significant number of projects included each year in the development budget for implementation through public-private partnerships (PPPs) fail to take off, officials said on Wednesday.Most of these projects are carried forward to the Annual Development Programme (ADP) year after year, they said.The government has included 80 PPP projects in...

Japanese Mitsui team meets PM, discusses investment scopes

A delegation from Mitsui & Co., one of Japan's largest trading and investment companies, met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday and discussed investment opportunities in various sectors in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office in the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat, said PM's...

Exports fall 7.07pc in May

The country's earnings from merchandise exports again fell by 7.07 per cent year on year in May 2026, after showing an upward trend in the previous month-due mainly to poor performance of the readymade-garment sector.In May 2026, Bangladesh fetched US$4.40 billion in export earnings over that of US$4.73 billion in...

Death toll tops 600 as 7 more children die from measles, symptoms

The death toll from measles and measles-related symptoms has crossed the 600 mark in the country, as seven more children died in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday.With the latest fatalities, the number of deaths from confirmed and suspected measles cases has risen to 601 since March 15...

Probe report on newborn deaths submitted

A government-appointed committee investigating the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka submitted its report to the health ministry on Wednesday.The report was handed over to Health Services Division Secretary Md Saidur Rahman during office hours, according to Md Mohsin, head of the committee and a...

Five Bangladeshis hurt in Delhi fire

Five Bangladeshi nationals were injured in a devastating fire in New Delhi's Malviya Nagar area that claimed several lives and left many others wounded, the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi said on Wednesday, reports BSS.In a statement, the High Commission expressed deep sorrow over the tragic incident and conveyed...

Gulf tensions escalate as Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters): Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with diplomacy to halt the war showing little sign of progress.The attacks are the latest to test...

Arguments in Ramisa case today

A special tribunal in Dhaka has set today (Thursday) for arguments in a case lodged over the rape and murder of second-grade student Ramisa Akter in the city's Pallabi area last month, reports BSS.Judge Masrur Salekin of the Dhaka Metropolitan Children's Violence Suppression Tribunal passed the order on Wednesday as...

Dhaka world's 11th most polluted city

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, ranked 11th among the world's most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 96, reports UNB.According to the AQI scale, the city's air quality was classified as 'Moderate' at 08:58am.Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kinshasa, India's Delhi, and Indonesia's...