A fresh move is underway to upgrade the Dhaka-Sylhet highway to a four-lane one at a cost of Tk 132.480 billion.The 226-kilometre highway is a vital part of the BCIM (Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar) Corridor-1 and Asian Highway 1 and 2.To this end, roads and highways division (RHD) recently submitted a proposal to...
Read moreThe Ministry of Industries (MoI) has prepared a draft of the Industrial Biotechnology Policy Guidelines 2019 with an objective to explore and utilise biotechnological knowledge for ensuring due contribution of bio-economy to the national economy.The draft policy has the objectives of identifying opportunities in industrial biotechnology, developing bio-manufacturing industries, and...
Read moreLONDON, July 19 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Friday afternoon on an official visit to the United Kingdom.Bangladesh High Commissioner in London Saida Muna Tasneem received the prime minister at the airport.Sheikh Hasina will attend a conference of Bangladesh envoys in Europe, the first of its kind,...
Read moreBarguna Government College student Aysha Siddika Minny has given a confessional statement in a court over the murder of her husband Refat Shorif, according to police, reports bdnews24.com.She communicated with the murderers and held meetings with the masterminds behind the fatal attack on Refat, police said when she was being...
Read moreThe sale of mosquito repellents like coil and aerosol, electric bat and net has seen a surge amid outbreaks of dengue fever in the capital, Dhaka.The Aedes-borne viral disease is fast spreading panic among people this year as more than 20 people have so far died being bitten by the...
Read morePlanning Minister MA Mannan has urged the development partners and international agencies to come up with financial and technical support to Bangladesh to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to keep up the pace of socio-economic development, reports BSS.Mannan said that a huge amount of fund would be needed...
Read moreUS ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller said the allegation made by a Bangladeshi citizen regarding minority repression in Bangladesh is incorrect and unfounded.The envoy made the comments while talking with reporters about the accusation made by one Priya Saha to US President Donald Trump on July 17 in White...
Read moreThe NASA Space Apps Challenge-2018 winning team from Bangladesh has been denied US visa to attend several programmes there.However, the representatives from the ICT ministry and a representative of local organisers have managed to confirm their US visa to attend the programmes.Olik, a four-member winning team and their mentor of...
Read moreTransparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed its deep concern over a report on empowerment of deputy commissioners (DCs) by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to oversee its grassroots activities. This will severely curtail the ACC's ability to curb corruption in general and conduct proper investigation into allegations of corruption in local...
Read moreDUBAI, July 19 (Reuters): Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump's assertion that the U.S. Navy destroyed one of its drones, saying all of its unmanned planes were accounted for, amid growing international concern that both sides could blunder into a war in the Gulf. In the latest episode to...
Read moreThe lane meant for vehicles heading towards Bijoy Sarani remaining blocked by motorcycles on the Tejgaon-Mohakhali road in the city on Friday as they scramble to drive past other vehicles, causing sufferings to commuters — FE Photo by KAZ Sumon
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