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Govt reviews maiden BD-Bhutan PTA

The government has decided to review and monitor the implementation of the country's maiden preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Bhutan, aiming to remove trade barriers and expand business, sources said.To this end, the commerce ministry has formed a high-powered 12-member panel, headed by an additional secretary, in accordance with Article...

Rajshahi suicide over debt needs to be probed: Finance Adviser

SAVAR, Aug 16 (UNB): Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said the suicide in Rajshahi over debt is unfortunate and it should be investigated with utmost importance.He said this while talking to reporters after attending the 66th board meeting at the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC)."We need to...

Vendors sell goods at makeshift shops in front of the casualty department gate at Dhaka Medical College

Vendors sell goods at makeshift shops in front of the casualty department gate at Dhaka Medical College, occupying a large portion of the road, while ambulances are illegally parked on the other side, narrowing the thoroughfare. Such malpractice has continued for years, severely disrupting the movement of emergency patients and...

Election must be held in Feb: Jahangir

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said on Saturday that the upcoming general election will be held in February in line with the announcement made by the Chief Adviser, reports BSS."We are strictly adhering to the timeline announced by the Chief Adviser (CA). The election will be...

Tk 136b projects await ECNEC nod

The Local Government Division has submitted two major project proposals worth Tk 135.72 billion to expand surface water supply in Dhaka and Khulna city corporation areas. Of the total outlay, Tk 50.11 billion will be financed from domestic resources, while around Tk 85.61 billion is expected to be covered through...

Five caught over looting stones in Sylhet

SYLHET, Aug 16: Police on Friday night arrested five individuals on charges of stealing stones from Sadapathar area in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet.Of them, Kamal Mia, 45, Md. Abu Sayeed, 32, and Md. Abul Kalam, 35, were caught from their houses in Companiganj, while Eman Ali, 28, and Jahangir Alam,...