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BPDB seeks 20pc higher fund, three more years

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has sought 20 per cent higher fund for constructing the Khulna 330-megawatts (MW) power plant, as the entity has failed to start its work even within the project deadline, officials said on Monday.The BPDB has also requested for extending the China-funded project's tenure by...

Vehicles plying a submerged

Vehicles plying a submerged road near the Rajarbagh Police Line in the city after heavy rain on Thursday. It was a common sight in many areas of the city on the day — FE photo

Database of 27,000 factories now complete

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) has managed to prepare a database of some 27,000 industrial units across the country, officials said.The database is part of the government's move to prepare a comprehensive database of factories and other establishments aimed at ensuring safer workplaces, they said. "We've...

Time to treat Ctg clinical waste

CHATTOGRAM, June 20: Clinical garbage is fast polluting the port city for apparently no management of such trash from several hundred hospitals and clinics here.The places around the infirmaries are littered with such waste having an overpowering stench, thus posing a serious public health hazard.The city has no less than...

Preparing for the inevitable

Canada just became the second country in the world to declare a phasing out of plastic in the next two years following on from the United Kingdom. The repercussions are significant. Those wanting to snack out will have to carry reusable bottles and either use steel cutlery provided by the...

HC orders bus cos to provide compensation to Rajib’s family

The High Court ordered on Thursday two bus companies to give Tk 5.0 million in damages to the family of Government Titumir College student Rajib Hasan in two months, reports UNB.Rajib lost his right arm after he was trapped between two buses in the city's Banglamotor area on April 04...

Matia slams tax hike on savings certificates

Former Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Thursday strongly criticised the finance minister for increasing tax at source on family savings certificate from 5.0 per cent to 10 per cent in the proposed national budget for 2019-20 fiscal year, reports UNB.Taking part in the general discussion on the proposed budget, Matia...

China, US to resume trade talks

BEIJING, June 20 (Reuters): Top Chinese and US officials will resume trade talks in accordance with the wishes of their leaders, but China hopes the United States will create the necessary conditions for dialogue, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday. Negotiations to reach a broad trade deal broke down...

Three killed in city, Cumilla, N’ganj ‘gunfights’

Three people, including two suspected criminals and a 'drug dealer', were killed in alleged gunfights with law enforcers in the city, Cumilla and Narayanganj on Thursday, reports UNB.In the city, a suspected criminal was killed in a 'gunfight' with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Basila Garden City at Mohammadpur.The deceased...

Focus on improvement in char people's livelihood

Speakers at a programme on Thursday laid emphasis on improvement in the livelihood of char people.They also highlighted the contributions of the Making Markets Work for Jamuna, Padma and Teesta Chars (M4C) project along with its private and public partners to the rural disadvantaged farming households. They were speaking at...

Speakers at a discussion

Speakers at a discussion on World Refugee Day 2019 at Jatiya Press club in the city on Thursday — Focus Bangla