ADB approves $71m loan to improve flood control in Gopalganj, Madaripur
UNB, Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $71 million loan to improve flood control, irrigation, and water resources management in rural communities...
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schools to remain open: Appellate Division stays HC order
Special Correspondent : The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court order on keeping the primary and secondary schools closed...
AL’s inflation promises fall flat as price hike in Ramadan continues
Abu Jakir : Despite the Awami League’s election manifesto promises to control inflation and rein in the prices of essential commodities, the government has failed...
Ban on foreign travel, trade licence, national award for willful defaulters
NN Online Report: Willful defaulter will be banned from travelling abroad and they will not be allowed to receive trade licences and national awards, according...
Haiti PM has agreed to resign: Guyana president, US official
AFP: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority, the president of Guyana and a US official...
FDI inflow declines by 27.53pc in 1st half
Al Amin : The gross inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) declined by 27.53 per cent in the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal...
DMP issues traffic directives for Ramadan
Staff Reporter : Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman said there will be special measures from 3 pm to 7 pm to control traffic...
Central bank embraces counter-trade system
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has recently issued circular urging banks to facilitate the settlement of import and export transactions through counter-trade arrangements. This...
Efforts to welcome Ramadan: Cheap-rate sale of protein at 30 places
Staff Reporter : The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock will set up 30 sale points in the capital to sell milk, eggs, meat, and fish...
‘Harassment in the name of crackdown’: Restaurant owners allege disarray in fire incident response
UNB, Dhaka: Following the devastating fire incident at the Green Cozy Cottage building on Bailey Road that killed 46 people and injured several others, authorities...
Bangladesh Coast Guard to be transformed into a three-dimensional force: PM
UNB, Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will transform the Bangladesh Coast Guard into a three-dimensional force by inducting new technology and...
IFC urges renewal of Ganges water sharing treaty
Staff Reporter : The International Farakka Committee (IFC) has called upon both Dhaka and Delhi to renew the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty and establish a...