India has sought 1,055 acres of land in Mirsarai Economic Zone (MEZ) in Chittagong to establish industries, exclusively owned by its own investors. The neighbouring country has recently sent an official letter to the government, seeking land allocation. Executive chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Paban Chowdhury confirmed the...
Read moreThe Parliament Tuesday passed the "Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development Bill, 2017 for further strengthening the legal framework of the academy and making it more effective in playing an important role in the country's socio-economic development, reports BSS. LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain piloted the bill for its...
Read moreThe newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and four other election commissioners will take oath on February 15, reports UNB. Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will administer the oath at the Supreme Court Judges' Lounge at 3pm, Sabbir Foyez, additional registrar of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court,...
Read moreThe High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to withdraw Gaibandha SP Ashraful Islam and other policemen involved in setting fire to the houses of the Santal community, reports UNB. They took part in torching the houses during an eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila of the district. An HC...
Read moreSince the Bangladesh government announced it has begun a process to relocate the country's Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bay of Bengal, a new tension has gripped refugee Mohammad Eliyas. Eliyas, who fled violence in Myanmar and took refuge in Bangladesh, says that he is scared at the...
Read moreThe government is set to sign an agreement with a Chinese company to construct a third bridge over the Shitalakhya River to establish link between Chittagong and southwestern districts through the Padma Bridge. Sinohydro Corporation, which did the expansion work of the country's prime highway on Dhaka-Chittagong the corridor and...
Read moreANDAMAN SEA, Feb 07: In the latest turn of events, now it seems that the Food Flottila for Myanmar mission on Nautical Aliya will not be able to dock at Teknaf in Bangladesh, reports nst.com.my. The disappointing news was conveyed by chief de mission and Kelab Putera 1Malaysia president Datuk...
Read moreThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday detained six people over separate graft allegations in Rangamati, Sylhet, Dhaka, Chittagong, Feni and Habiganj, according to a press release. Sirajul Islam Mir, Director of Mir Enterprise Ltd, was arrested by an ACC team led by ACC headquarter Director for Dhaka zone Syed Iqbal...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Feb 07: A new pecking order has emerged for foreign tourist arrivals in India. The US, the traditional top source for arrivals, has lost the spot it held for years to Bangladesh. India's neighbour has for the first time become the biggest source market for foreign tourists coming...
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