The national road and highway developer has sought nearly two-and-a-half time higher funds and two more years to widen a 29-kilometre road in Jamalpur.Officials said the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) recently asked for a revision of the Jamalpur-Madarganj road-widening work with a 137 per cent extended cost.The original cost...
Read moreThe government awarded on Monday CIP (commercially important person) status to 178 businesspeople in export and trade categories.They were picked for the laurels for their outstanding performances in their respective fields and contribution to the economy in 2015.Of the awardees, 136 received the status for exporting 19 product varieties.Forty-two persons...
Read moreThe Rohingya issue was not discussed in the just-concluded BIMSTEC summit, as neither Bangladesh nor Myanmar showed interest to raise the issue there, said BIMSTEC Secretary General M Shahidul Islam on Monday."We think that both Bangladesh and Myanmar have shown diplomatic maturity by not raising the Rohingya issue in the...
Read moreRIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 03 (Reuters): A massive fire raced through Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, probably destroying its collection of more than 20 million items, ranging from archeological finds to historical memorabilia. The destruction of the building, once a palace for emperors that had...
Read moreBangladesh's foreign exchange reserves rose to $32.93 billion at the end of August, $847 million more than at the end of July, the central bank said on Monday, reports Reuters. The reserves were down nearly 2.0 per cent from a year earlier, and are sufficient to cover about 10 months'...
Read moreThe General Economics Division (GED) suspended the 6th five-year plan (FYP) review report sharing programme, scheduled to be held at the Planning Commission (PC) in the capital on Monday afternoon.However, many invited guests and journalists claimed that they were not informed about the suspension of the programme in time. Some...
Read moreMillions of Rohingya people, now sheltered in Bangladesh, seem to be in dire straits. Future of their going back home and living in dignity looks a far cry. On the official, humanitarian and diplomatic sides as well, the desperation for a genuine repatriation settlement also looks fragile. Last week, there...
Read moreThe use of the electronic voting machine (EVM) in the upcoming national election will depend on enactment of law, stakeholders' acceptance, attaining of capability and overall environment, reports UNB.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said this on Monday while speaking at a workshop at Electoral Training Institute in the...
Read morePower and Energy Week will be observed from September 06 to 08 across the country, reports UNB.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the programme at a function at International Convention City, Bashundhara in the city on September 06, said the officials at the Power and Energy Ministry.In the inaugural...
Read moreBangabandhu-1, the first commercial satellite of the country, will begin its experimental operation by facilitating Bangladesh Television (BTV) air live the matches of the 12th South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship Cup beginning today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Md Saiful Islam, Managing Director of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL), confirmed the...
Read moreThe Myanmar military issued a rare apology on Monday, acknowledging that two photographs it published in a book on the crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority were "published incorrectly", reports Reuters.Reuters published an exclusive report on Friday revealing that two of the pictures in the book that aimed at illustrating...
Read moreBNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) notice asking him to appear before it for facing interrogation, reports UNB.Amir Khosru's lawyer Abdullah Al Mahmud Masud filed the petition seeking a stay on...
Read moreA schoolgirl reacting after a BNCC member, assisting the law-enforcers, urged her to use the nearby overbridge at Farmgate in the capital on Monday — FE Photo
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