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PC flags flaws in Tk 198b health projects

Two ambitious health-sector projects worth Tk 198.09 billion have hit a major scrutiny, as the Planning Commission (PC) has pushed back against their approval citing serious procedural and financial gaps. Concerns range from the 'absence of feasibility studies to vague cost estimations', dominated by lump-sum allocations and components inconsistent with...

Int'l flights to take off despite terminal woes, capacity crunch

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) plans to launch international flights at Cox's Bazar Airport in July despite the new terminal for international passenger handling still being under construction and not expected to be ready until December.Officials and aviation stakeholders have warned that the move could trigger a serious...

Functions at Nagar Bhaban resume

Functions at Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), resumed on Monday after it was locked for 40 consecutive days.However, DSCC Administrator Shahajan Mia and some engineers were not present, while their office rooms were locked.During a visit to Nagar Bhaban, the FE found officials and employees...

Sheikh Hasina, Tarique Siddiqui complicit in extrajudicial killings

Political high-ups of the past regime such as deposed premier Sheikh Hasina, General Tarique Ahmed Siddiqui and the former home minister and other senior officials were in strategic layers of ordering abductions and extrajudicial killings, says a latest probe report. Below the secretive action chain was the executive layer comprising...

CCC unveils Tk 2.14b budget for FY ’26

CHATTOGRAM, June 23: Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has announced a Tk 2.15 billion annual budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Mayor of the CCC, Dr. Shahadat Hossain, presented the budget at the Theatre Institute, Chittagong (TIC) hall on Monday. The Mayor also announced a revised budget of Tk 1.22 billion...

Prof Yunus likely to visit Indonesia in August

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is likely to pay an official visit to Indonesia in August as both sides eye an enhanced trade, investment and cultural ties between Bangladesh and Southeast Asia's largest nation, reports UNB.Officials from both sides are working on finding specific dates convenient to both sides, a...