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LGD sends Tk 30.89 billion project proposal to Planning Commission

The Local Government Division (LGD) plans to extend the government's urban primary healthcare services from city corporations to all municipalities nationwide.It has sent to the Planning Commission a preliminary development project proposal (PDPP) titled "Urban Primary Health Care Sustainable Project (UPHCSP)" with an estimated cost of Tk 30.89 billion.Of the...

City shopping centres abuzz with customers

Different shopping centres in the capital were abuzz with customers on Friday, as the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of Muslim community, is drawing nearer.People from all strata of society crowded shops and footpath markets to buy their desired items.However, shoppers said prices of Eid items have...

Issuance of debit, credit cards up 142pc in 5 yrs

Issuance of plastic cards (debit, credit and prepaid) has risen by 142 per cent and the total transaction volume through cards has increased by 166 per cent over the past five-year period, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Over the past five years, Bangladesh has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its...

BNP demands urgent global steps to stop brutal Gaza killings

BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the international community on Friday to take urgent steps to stop the brutal killings and bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, reports BSS."The international community must be more vocal to stop Israel's expansionist aggression in Palestine and maintain peace and stability there and ensuring...

New parameter for accurately measuring economic activity soon

A national initiative has got underway to develop a new index aimed at providing a more representative estimation of economic activities by way of capturing accurate extent of burgeoning services sector. Sources said Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) initiated efforts to collect inputs and frame the index.For framing the new...

World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024, says UN

GENEVA, March 21 (AFP): All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival".Five of the last six years have seen the...

Eid shopping gains momentum in Ctg --

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 21: Eid shopping has peaked up in the port city of Chattogram as Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslim community, is drawing nearer.Shopping centres here have been illuminated to woo potential Eid buyers as the tastefully decorated malls have changed the nocturnal view of...

Tarique warns against rehab of 'fleeing autocrats'

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the interim government not to take any step that would facilitate the rehabilitation of fleeing autocrats in the country, reports UNB."I would like to draw the attention of the interim government and reiterate that no steps should be taken to allow the...

Suspected mugger chased by mob into river, beaten to death

A man suspected of being a mugger has been beaten to death by a mob in Dhaka, according to the police, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at the Keraniganj jetty early on Friday morning.Polie said the suspect and his accomplices attempted to escape by jumping into the river when people chased...

Clashes between AL and BNP leave 2 killed in Narsingdi

NARSINGDI, March 21 (UNB):Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between activists of Awami League (AL) and BNP over establishing supremacy in a remote char under Raipura upazila of Narsingdi early Friday.The deceased Amin, 23, son of Khorshed Mia, Bashar, 35, son of Barek Haji, were...