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- New discoveries at Ramesseum Temple reveal rich history of ancient Egypt
- Raba Khan marries music director Arafat Mohsin Nidhi
- Trump’s tariffs to send US into recession: JP Morgan
- Severe heat wave may hit Bangladesh this April: Met office
- Bangladesh ranks 181st in global passport power index; Ireland tops the list
- Green, Sengun lift Rockets over Thunder as Celtics clinch record
- Congress has the power to halt Trump’s tariffs
- Mild heat wave sweeping 7 districts: BMD
- US deports 682 Indians since Jan
- NBR seeks expansion of VAT base to raise revenue collection
- Trump grants 2nd 75-day extension for TikTok’s US operations
- Parenting tips to raise strong, independent daughters
- BNP fed up with ‘hybrid leaders’
- Trump defends sweeping tariff policies, vows they 'will never change'
- Eid holidaymakers start returning to Dhaka via Paturia ferry ghat
- TikTok U.S. deal on hold as China objects over Trump’s tariffs
- Russian missile strike kills 12, injures 50 in Kryvyi Rih of Ukraine
- Tariff hikes 'hurt the vulnerable and the poor': UN
- US reaffirms Washington’s full support for Israel
Three-year project delayed by 10 years!
A government project aimed at establishing 10 secondary schools near Dhaka city, initially scheduled for completion in three years, has now been delayed by a decade, with not a single school finished. The project, approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in...
If elected, BNP to sign Teesta water management deal with China: Moyeen
BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan announced on Thursday that if his party is elected in the upcoming election, it will sign an agreement with China to implement the Teesta River water management project. He made the statement during a meeting with a senior leader of the Communist...
Complications loom over Teletalk's Tk3,000cr 4G project
Complications have stirred up for Teletalks Tk 3,000 crore tender for the expansion of its 4G mobile broadband network, which was issued during the fallen Awami League government. Although three companies participated in the initial tender, there have been allegations of syndication against...
Evidence found of looting in Tk855cr a2i project
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found evidence of looting in the Aspire to Innovate (a2i) project of Tk 855 crore against the close associates of the fallen Awami League government. An ACC team inspected the ICT Tower in the capitals Agargaon yesterday to investigate looting...
People want Teesta mega project and fair share of water: Dulu
Chief coordinator of Teesta River Protection Movement and Organizing Secretary (Rangpur division) of the BNP central executive committee Principal Asadul Habib Dulu has said people want the Teesta mega project and fair share of its water, reports BSS. The Teesta is our life and many peoples...
Gas supply still delayed, 14 months after inauguration
Despite the official inauguration of the project on November 14 last year, Rangpur region is still waiting for the long-anticipated gas supply. The ceremony, which featured an online address by the Prime Minister of the ousted government, was followed by the unveiling of the plaque and lighting of...
Japan and Bangladesh ink $5M air pollution project in Dhaka, Chattogram
Bangladesh and Japan have signed the exchange of notes on the Japanese grant aid for a project for the improvement of equipment for air pollution monitoring with an amount up to JPY 835 million (about USD 5 million), reports UNB. In this project, equipment for air pollution monitoring is to be...
ECNEC approves Tk 4,068.23 Cr project to expand Mongla Port facilities
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a Tk 4,068.23 crore project aimed at expanding and modernizing facilities at Mongla Port. The decision was made during the 7th meeting of ECNEC for FY25, held at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, and...
'Interim government can’t resolve all issues quickly'
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said, it is not possible for the Interim Government to resolve all issues quickly. He made this remark at the inauguration ceremony of the six canal renovation project under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City...
Only 42% progress after 3 years!
The Teesta Irrigation Expansion Project, launched in January 2022 with a budget of approximately 1,500 crore taka, was originally scheduled to finish by June 2024. However, after three years, only 42% of the work has been completed. Mahbubur Rahman, chief engineer of the Rangpur Water Development...
Russia to continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions
Russia would continue with large oil and gas projects, said Russias Foreign Ministry on Saturday, as reported by Reuters. Foreign ministry claimed new U.S. sanctions against Moscows energy sector as an attempt to harm Russias economy at the risk of destabilising global markets. A statement...