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Govt encourages investment in power, energy sector: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the government is encouraging investment in power and energy sector."A policy guideline for the private sector has been drafted and through this, the national grid can be use on commercial basis," he told a sessio...

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BNP doesn’t know what it wants: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP leaders themselves do not know what they really want regarding the election-time government.“It is now the question of the country’s people - what does the BNP really want? The BNP leaders themselves do not know what t...

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BNP’s call for national unity is a mockery with people: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP call for forging national unity is a new mockery with the people.He said this while virtually addressing the triennial council of Magura district unit of AL from his official residence in the c...

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TCB to sell soybean oil at Tk 110 in Ctg

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has decided to sell soybean oil at Tk 110 per liter from May 16.  These soybean oils will be sold on TCB trucks till May 30.  Lentils, sugar and gram will be mixed with soybean oil. TCB said this in a press release on Wednesday. The stateme...

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Special lecture on ‘Inclusive Education’ held at DU

A special lecture on ‘Inclusive Education’ was held today May 12, 2022 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University (DU). Vice-Chancellor of DU Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman presided over the function. University of Dhaka and Alliance Francaise, Dhaka jointly organized ...

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Call for increasing primary healthcare budget

It is most likely that the national budget for the upcoming FY 2022-23 is going to be a slightly contractionary one given the existing geopolitical situation and economic realities and potentials of the country. However, any curtailing in the allocations for health sector will not be appropriate. Ra...

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Bangladesh may get $1b more US investment

Speakers expressed the hope that Bangladesh has the potential to reach over billion dollar fresh US investment with necessary policy support and infrastructure development.  Leading businessmen of the United States (US) committed to increasing their investment in Bangladesh, said a press statem...

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Agencies protest syndication in recruiting Malaysia-bound workers

Manpower recruiting agencies in Bangladesh Wednesday  at a press conference expressed their position against the syndicate recruiting Malaysia-bound workers saying that they could launder 25 thousand crore taka from the country. The joint press conference also demanded elimination of money...

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Seeds for the Future winners visit Huawei Headquarters

Winners of the last year’s Seeds for the Future program have recently paid a visit to the Huawei Bangladesh Headquarter located in the Dhaka. In a special session during their visit the Head of Public Affairs and Communications Department, Yuying Karl, guided them in their further growth.Huawe...

City

5 new gantry cranes to speed up Ctg port container handling

Two new Quay Side Gantry Cranes (QGC) and three Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes have been added to the fleet of major seaports of the country to handle containers quickly and safely.  The Chattogram Port Authority thinks that this will speed up the container handling.  Three more Rubber T...

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‘Bengali literary works should be translated for global readers’

Literary works in Bengali language are enriched. All that important forms should be translated for the global readers, said noted novelist Selina Hossain.In this regard she requested the students of Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) to do that translation job into English for the sake of the g...

National,Front Page

Muhith’s colourful life ends at 88

The colourful life of former Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, who steered Bangladesh's economy into a new height under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and thus helped the country to cruise through a decade of massive economic prosperity, came to an end on Saturday ...

National,Front Page

Eid journey to end in comfort: Quader

Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said this year's Eid journey will end in comfort as the overall condition of country's roads and highways is better than ever before.Quader, also the ruling Awami League (AL) general secretary, expressed this hope to the newsmen a...

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Land development tax could be paid directly with NID soon

The digital land development tax payment system of the Ministry of Land has included the option of paying land development tax directly using the national identity number. landowners will be able to pay land development tax directly using their NID number very soon.It is to be noted that the Land De...

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Homebound people crowd Ctg rly station

The overflowing crowd of homebound people has increased at Chattogram railway station.  All the trains that left for different destinations from Friday morning had extra passengers.  There were more standing passengers than ticket passengers. Most of the trains from Chattogram station left...

Country

Last moment shopping binge in Jibannagar

And there are only a few days left for Eid-Ul-Fitr. Last minute shopping is in full swing in the market stalls of Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga. The market area has become popular for people of all ages starting from children to elderly. The sellers do not have time to catch their breath as t...

City

RAB-7 arrests robber gang with 7 firearms

RAB-7 has arrested Robi Ullah alias Robi, a top robber from Kutubdia in Cox's Bazar along with four accomplices.  One shotgun, five LG guns, a single-barreled gun, 19 rounds of ammunition and two swords were recovered from them. RAB-7 Senior Assistant Director (Media) Md. Nurul Abshar ...

City

BNP is main barrier to democracy, progress: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the BNP is the main impediment to democracy and progress in the politics of Bangladesh.He made the remark while talking to reporters after paying homage to Shaheed Sheikh Jamal on the occasion of his (Jamal's) 69th birthday.Quader, also th...

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Transsion Bangladesh hosted Iftar evening

Transsion Bangladesh Limited, one of the world's leading mobile device manufacturers, hosted an Iftar Evening with respected journalists from various media outlets in the country on Tuesday at the Six Seasons Hotel in the capital, Dhaka.Rezwanul Hoque, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Transsion ...

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Zayed Foundation, Sharjah Charity house distribute food items among Rohingyas

Zayed Charitable and humanitarian Foundation and Sharjah Charity House, UAE based Charity organizations distributed food items around 1400Rohingya refugee families in Bhasan Char at cluster 13 on  Monday.Aid packages contained rice, chickpea, oil, dates, sugar, salt, potato, lentils, puffed ric...