It hardly comes as a surprise that some of the most controversial fiscal measures adopted recently could well be on their way out. In what can only be dubbed desperate measures to increase revenue, the taxing of private provident fund...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-28 12:00:00
Will the political atmosphere remain peaceful eventually today (Saturday): this has been the question on the minds of many Dhakaties as political tensions have mounted in the past few days. As fire-breathing political leaders hurled rhetorics at each other, law...
Professor Shamim Z Basunia, chairman of the Panel of Experts (POE) of the Karnaphuli tunnel project, termed the infrastructure as one of the quality pieces of infrastructure.He said the project implementation was smooth compared to the trend of other projects...
The full excerpts of the interview are as follows: 1: What will be the benefit of the Bangabandhu tunnel for the communication sector?Ans: The Bangabandhu Tunnel will have a positive impact on the communication sector by improving connectivity between the...
Thanks to a proposal made by late A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury to the Honorable Prime Minister, the people of Chattogram is now getting the Bangabandhu Tunnel under the river Karnaphuli. Chattogram has now become a city of two towns. On opening...
Following are the full excerpts of the interview: 1) How will the communication sector benefit from opening of the Bangabandhu tunnel?Ans: The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, also known as the Karnaphuli tunnel, is a groundbreaking infrastructure project in Chattogram,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 25: Hailing the Bangabandhu Tunnel as an infrastructural marvel thanks to an epoch-making initiative by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, entrepreneur and business leader Nazmul Karim Chowdhury Sharun expressed his hope that the dream infrastructure would have its monumental...
FE: Would you please share your experience about construction of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel as you are involved in it during the entire physical work?The PD: I took the charge of the PD at the very moment of...
Just two decades back, nobody ever imagined that there would be a tunnel under the river Karnaphuli. But it is there today. The already completed underwater expressway titled Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel is connecting the commercial city of Chattogram...
FE: After successful opening of the country's longest bridge over the Padma river, this is going to be another success story with inauguration of the Karnaphuli tunnel. As the head of BBA and secretary of Bridge Division, how do you...
Following are the full excerpts of the interview: 1) How will the communication sector benefit from opening of the Bangabandhu tunnel?Ans: On opening of the Bangabandhu Tunnel, the communication will ease between two major economic corridors of Bangladesh--Cox's Bazar-Chattogram and...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, a dream project of the people of Bangladesh is a reality now. The tunnel, the first under-the- river one in South Asia, emerges as yet another infrastructural milestone. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the tunnel...
GAZA, Oct 27 (Agencies): A Hamas official tied the release of hostages held in Gaza to a ceasefire in Israel's bombardment of the enclave, launched after a deadly rampage by Hamas militants into southern Israel nearly three weeks ago.Israel says...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
The number of cases filed with election tribunals involving local and national elections is insignificant given the volume and nature of allegations of vote rigging and irregularities in recent years.The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has so far filed 100...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
Russia is proposing to sell food products to Bangladesh for the fourth time this year, according to commerce ministry sources, in an effort to diversify its export market amid sanctions imposed by the West over its invasion of Ukraine.In a...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh's investment might face a setback in the current fiscal as capital- machinery and raw-material imports have plunged remarkably in recent months, analysts said.After a stirring import figure until early last fiscal year (FY), 2022-23, the import of capital goods...
(Clockwise from top) The Dog Squad of RAB searches a car in Motijheel area on Friday as part of beefed-up security ahead of the grand rallies of the two major parties to be held today (Saturday). Leaders and activists of...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
After remaining stable for the last five months, the price of coarse rice has increased in the market, battering the low-income people further.Besides, the prices of onions, potatoes and broiler chickens have increased further in a week. Meanwhile, the government...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
The daily death toll from dengue fever was recorded at 11, including five in Dhaka, in 24 hours until Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With this additional figure, the total casualties from the mosquito-borne disease...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
Many commercial banks seem scrambling to collect deposits to avert looming liquidity crunch in the unkempt pre-election period.As a spillover effect of the deposit hunt, the rates of interest on deposits in the banking industry keep rising fast, reaching 9.50...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-10-28 00:00:00
A maiden underwater transport tunnel in Bangladesh, or in South Asia for that matter, formally opens today in Chattogram to establish unbroken road link ultimately running beyond borders. Officials, builders and beneficiaries appear upbeat about the potential benefits of the...
BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 27 (BSS): Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Friday said law enforcement agencies will take action in case of any disorders created by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the name of movement."BNP can raise movement,...
CHANDPUR, Oct 27 (BSS): Education Minister and Awami League joint general secretary Dr Dipu Moni on Friday said BNP has planned violence in the name of holding rally as the party has past record of such acts."Awami League always stands...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is doing fine as transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, or TIPS procedure on her was completed successfully at Evercare Hospital, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday, reports UNB."As you all know, three expert...
Though the party is yet to get permission for its today's (Saturday's) grand rally in the city, the leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies started gathering in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office on Friday afternoon,...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the city on Friday — Focus Bangla
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday urged the party men to remain ready to face BNP politically, reports BSS.He was speaking at a press conference at AL Bangabandhu Avenue central office here ahead of the party's peace...
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