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The Election Commission has almost completed its preparatory works for the next parliamentary polls while the countdown to the polls begins today as per the Constitution.However, Chief Election Commission Kazi Habibul Awal will meet with President Mohammed Shahabuddin on November 5 to discuss the an...
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Work on eight fast-track projects in the country are going on full swing as the overall progress is 85.05 per cent by September this year.According to the progress report of September prepared by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Planning Commission, the financial p...
The Election Commission is likely to start sending transparent ballot boxes for the next parliamentary elections to the regional election offices today.“We are likely to start sending ballot boxes to the regional election offices in preparation to conduct the upcoming 12th national parliamenta...
Bangladesh is expecting $1 billion loan from the New Development Bank (NDB) for implementing five development projects.The loan will be used to implement projects in various sectors, including clean energy and energy efficiency, transport infrastructure, water and sanitation, environmental protectio...
Bangladesh has started gradually using 5G internet which will help facilitate global connectivity.Bangladesh has made tremendous achievements in the information technology (IT) sector and already established network at the remote areas of village level, said Shyam Sunder Sikder, Chairman of Banglade...
A mega project of 214.91 kilometres railway tracks from Bhanga junction (Faridpur) to Payra Port and Kuakata via Barishal is coming soon.The government has planned to make a direct rail link from Dhaka to Payra port, and accordingly Tk 41,798 crore has been earmarked for this project.Preferably, a s...
In a bid to ease water transportation of goods, the government is going to construct an inland container terminal on the bank of the Shitalakhya River in Khanpur area in Narayanganj city.The shipping ministry has taken a project titled ‘Khanpur Inland Container and Bulk Terminal’ to tran...
The government is going to widen the Dhaka-Keraniganj-Munshiganj highway to ensure smooth transportation and road connectivity between country’s northern and southern districts.Under the project, 9km highway from Dhaka’s Keraniganj to Munshiganj’s Hasara to be improved and widened ...
The government has embarked on a plan to install a central disposal plant for removing hazardous waste generated from shipyards in Chattogram. Experts are of the opinion that waste generated form shipyards is harmful to human health and it also pollutes environment to an alarming level. In this rega...
As the incumbent government is developing all sectors, especially communications, construction of the underground metro rail MRT-5 line will start soon.In this regard, the Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $33.26 million for conducting detailed feasibility st...
The ban on tractor and tractor-run vehicles on inter-district roads has led both farmers and tractor labourers to face crisis in some districts in the northern region, claimed farmers.The government wants to use modern machinery in the agriculture sector to increase production of all agro-based prod...
The government is going to install lights at village roads using solar power for lighting the rural areas providing urban amenities.The initiative is part of the ruling party Awami League’s pledges in its parliamentary election manifesto in which it had declared forming ‘My Village My To...
As per the ongoing development across the country, the government has taken a plan to construct 4-Lane roads in rural areas for the convenience of smooth transportation across the country. If needed, the government will also construct four lane roads deeper in the villages, sources said.After the in...
The government has a plan to construct 238 kilometres underground rail tracks at different routes to ease and smooth transportation for the city dwellers. The government is going to construct underground rail lines imitating the design of the subway system in Osaka city.According to sources, the gov...
The government has taken an initiative to provide internet to all the remote areas in the country aiming to implement ‘Vision 2021’. In doing so, the government has undertaken a project titled ‘Installing Information Technology Network at remote areas (Connected Bangladesh)’ ...
The government is going to construct causeways in Haor districts for protecting croplands from flash floods. The causeways will help improving the drainage system and ease transportation of water vessels in haor areas, said officials. They said the Water Resources ministry would implement a project ...
The government has taken an initiative to provide legal aid to the poor prisoners who cannot afford to hire and engage lawyers for running their cases in the court to get justice. In this regard, Home Ministry has taken a project titled ‘Access to Justice through Prison and Justice Reforms Pro...
The government has drafted a 20-year plan to graduate into and obtain the status of a developed country by 2041. Such vision comes at a time when Bangladesh has already earned a world-wide reputation of emerging as a fast-growing economy.Once the plan is implemented it is expected that the individua...
The government has undertaken a massive project to maintain law and order situation and control criminal activities by bringing Dhaka city under modern video surveillance system. The government will combat crime and ensure safety and security of the city people using digital technology.In this regar...
The installation of railway tracks of Metro Rail-6 from Uttara to Agargaon will start within weeks. The authority has already completed all kinds of preparations and aim to begin the installations at the end of this month. “Already the rail tracks have reached the main depot at Uttara. Now, we...
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