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IDCOL looks to install 5.0m improved stoves by 2021

In the wake of growing demand for improved cooking stoves (ICS), the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has extended its ICS programme up to 2021, aiming to install 5.0 million such stoves in rural households. The objectives of the project are to reduce the emission of greenhouse gas (GHG) and...

UAE to hire Bangladeshis in 19 categories

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a deal to recruit 19 categories of workers from Bangladesh, paving the way for opening up the much-awaiting job market in the Gulf country very soon.Namita Halder, secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE) and Saif Ahmed Musabah Al...

63 plants with 15,967 MW capacity under construction

Aiming to ensure cent per cent electricity by 2021, the government signed contracts with private and public sponsors to set up 130 power plants having a total generation capacity of 23,861 megawatt (MW)."Of the contracts, 67 power plants having generation capacity of 7,800 MW have already been commissioned while 63...

Int'l tourism fair begins today

The international tourism fair will begin in the capital today (Thursday) with the participation of 11 countries to expedite and promote tourism sector in Bangladesh.Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), the apex body of the county's tour operators, will organise the three-day fair styled "Biman Bangladesh Travel & Tourism Fair...

Meghna Bank gets new CEO

Adil lslam Meghna Bank has recently appointed Adil lslam as its CEO and Managing Director, says a statement. He has more than 27 years of banking and business leadership experience. He has held business and functional head positions both in Bangladesh and in overseas locations, working for top companies like...

News Briefs--(19-04-2018)

Discounts on US-Bangla flight fares US-Bangla Airlines has offered special discounts for its clients in both international and domestic routes on the occasion of Bangladesh Travels and Tourism Fair. Customer can enjoy 10 per cent discount on domestic routes and 25 per cent on the international routes, said a press...

Modhumoti Bank inaugurating revenue collection booth

Humayun Kabir, Chairman of Modhumoti Bank Limited, along with Khan Mohammad Bilal, Chief Executive Officer of DSCC, and Md Shafiul Azam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, inaugurating a revenue collection booth on the Dhaka South City Corporation’s Zone-2 (Khilgaon) premises on Tuesday