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PM to virtually open Bangladesh complex in Ankara today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to virtually inaugurate the newly-constructed Bangladesh Chancery Complex in Ankara on Monday, reports UNB.Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will join his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at the inaugural ceremony.Dr Momen left for Turkey on Sunday morning, a senior official told UNB.The Foreign Minister...

State rail operator fares badly

With the highest budgetary allocation in the past five years, the Bangladesh Railway's (BR) performance has been recorded unsatisfactory as it failed to attain most of the targets.According to official records, the BR's budgetary allocation during the period of the seventh five-year plan from July 2015 to June 2020 has...

Gas line repair begins after long delay

Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd has moved to fix gas leaks on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway after several months of delay, much to the relief of locals, reports bdnews24.com.The repair work started in the Zero Point area adjacent to Feni Mohipal flyover on Saturday.A high-level delegation led by Shankar Majumder, managing...

DSCC starts registration of rickshaws

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has banned plying of battery-run motorised rickshaws and vans as well as the non-motorised vehicles, which were turned into motorised by installing engine, on the city streets. DSCC Mayor Fazle Noor Taposh also warned of taking legal actions against such vehicles, if found any. The...

TCB starts OMS of onion

The government started open market sale (OMS) of onion across the country from Sunday to keep its prices within the reach of the common people.However, the prices of the spice witnessed further hike in India, the key exporter country, which might put impact on the Bangladesh market, said traders.TCB-run OMS...

Data management essential to tackle pandemic: Experts

Proper management of authentic data is essential to cope with the economic recovery and tackle the ongoing pandemic, experts said at a webinar on Saturday evening.According to them, availability, quality and proper analysis of the data can help policymakers define a better way forward to recovery at present and in...

Oxygen grows scarce in India as cases continue to rise

Oxygen supply has grown scarce in some parts of India hard hit by coronavirus, hospital and local government officials said, as India reported a record daily jump in cases for a second consecutive day, report agencies.India reported 94,372 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking total cases past 4.7 million, as...

India plans to restrict copper, aluminium imports with an eye on China

India is planning to raise surveillance of copper and aluminium imports while developing policies to curb shipments from China and other Asian nations to protect domestic producers, said two government sources and an industry official, reports Reuters.Officials in New Delhi are expected to soon ask importers to register with authorities...

Continuity and reforms: Key policies of Japan PM hopeful Suga

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga looks set to become prime minister this week, after garnering the backing of most of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) factions to win a party leadership election slated for Monday.Incumbent premier Shinzo Abe announced last month he was resigning because of poor health....