Ancillaries receive most allocation
Most money for a World Bank-funded development project for Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has been allocated for operational expenses on ancillaries that range from toiletries to foreign trainings, raising questions about justification. On the wish-list are toilet tissues, toilet cleaning detergents, staff ID cards, office decoration, vehicle maintenance and...
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WB, ADB unite under new framework
The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would work together to finance Bangladesh's big projects as the country signed a mutual framework for streamlining their loans and ensuring the best utilisation of the money, officials said on Thursday.From now on, both the key multilateral development partners would...
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BNP to observe Nov 7 today
BNP will observe what it calls 'National Revolution and Solidarity Day' today (Friday), marking the 'civil-military uprising' of November 7, 1975, with due respect.On this day in 1975, amid political unrest, soldiers and civilians together freed then Chief of Army Staff Ziaur Rahman from captivity in Dhaka Cantonment, paving the...
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AL letter to UN won't have any effect: Touhid
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain has dismissed the recent letter sent by the banned Awami League to the United Nations, saying it will have "no effect."Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, the adviser was responding to a question about the letter, in which the...
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BD can stop 11pc GDP erosion if no child drops out of school
Bangladesh could avert an economic loss equivalent to 11 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by ensuring that no child drops out of school, according to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The potential gain could increase to as much as 26...
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Five dead, 1034 hospitalised in 24 hours
The dengue crisis in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate as five more patients died and 1,034 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports UNB.With the latest fatalities, the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh has risen to 307 this...
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ACC arrests former EXIM Bank MD over Tk 8.57b fraud
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested Md Firoz Hossain, former managing director (MD) of EXIM Bank, in a case filed over embezzling and laundering more than Tk8.57 billion.After the arrest, Md Firoz Hossain was produced before a court with a petition to send him to jail.According to ACC Director...
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Severe traffic congestion -
Installation work on a WASA pipeline along the route from Rampura Bridge to Notun Bazar in Dhaka begins on Thursday. The infrastructural project is directly contributing to severe traffic congestion and causing immense suffering for commuters. The photo was taken in the Badda area. — Focus Bangla
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