Climate change could cost BD 6.7pc of GDP by 2050: WB study
Rising temperature and erratic rainfall emanating from climate change could cost Bangladesh 6.7 per cent in lost GDP by 2050, a new World Bank report has warned. At the same time, around 82 per cent of the country's population is at the risk of declining living standards due to the...
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US-Bangla flight makes emergency landing
CHATTOGRAM, Sep 26: A US Bangla Airlines flight carrying 171 people from Dhaka to Cox's Bazaar has been forced to make an emergency landing at the Chattogram airport after the plane's landing gear failure.The Boeing 737 flight's nose gear did not work as it was about to land at the...
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Committees to detect abandoned property in dists
The government has formed two teams to identify and recover abandoned commercial property in the country, an official said.Commerce ministry has taken an initiative to identify such property located in 18 districts.Md Masukur Rahman Sikder, deputy secretary of the ministry, leads one team while Md Abul Alam Azad, senior assistant...
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PPP option open for ‘outer’ circular road
The government is planning to construct an 'outer' circular road surrounding the city under Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in coordination with the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA).An inter-ministerial meeting held recently also decided to conduct a pre-feasibility study under the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) prior to exploring private investors.Officials...
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Govt sets rice production target at 36.4m tonnes
The government has set the rice production target at 36.4 million tonnes for the current fiscal year (2018-19) with an emphasis on high yielding variety (HYV), reports BSS.The target has been set to produce 29.8 million tonnes of high yielding variety in the current year against last year's production of...
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MNP service for cell phone users from Oct 01
The much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service will be available for the country's cell phone customers from October 01, said chief of the telecom regulatory body, reports BSS.Bangladesh Telecomm-unication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman (Acting) Md Jahurul Haque said they are ready to launch the service in the early hours of...
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Next cabinet likely to meet on quota suggestions
The recommendations made by a government body over quota will be placed before the next cabinet meeting for approval, reports UNB.This was informed by joint secretary of Public Administration Ministry and spokesperson of quota review committee Abul Kasem Md Mohiuddin."We've already sent the recommendations to the Cabinet Division. I hope,...
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Garment Workers Fed submits memo to PMO
National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday demanding review of the proposed Tk 8000 minimum monthly wage for entry-level garment workers. They also demanded a 70 per cent hike in basic payment from the proposed Tk 4100, a 51 per cent rise. Their...
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Participants holding banners and placards at a human-chain programme
Participants holding banners and placards at a human-chain programme at TSC of Dhaka University on Wednesday. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) organised it on the occasion of International Right to Know Day — Focus Bangla
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