What Tarique Rahman’s China Visit Really Tells Us About Bangladesh’s New Foreign Policy
By the time Prime Minister Tarique Rahman boarded his flight home from Beijing on June 26, he had met every tier of the Chinese leadership...
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Bank Asia partners with Crowne Plaza
Bank Asia PLC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Crowne Plaza Dhaka Airport to offer lifestyle and hospitality benefits to its cardholders. Under the...
‘BD must bolster cybersecurity for future growth’
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Saturday said cybersecurity has become a crucial component of national security, stressing that Bangladesh must hasten information...
Govt allocates funds to improve disability care, identification
The government has formulated a special nationwide project to bring children with special needs in both rural and urban areas under comprehensive public healthcare services,...
MTB, SME Foundation sign deal to SME financing
Mutual Trust Bank PLC and SME Foundation signed an agreement on recently at Hotel InterContinental Dhaka to expand access to finance for entrepreneurs in priority...
Proposed budget will hasten country’s progress
Maulana M.A. Karim Ibn Mosobbir, a former central member of Bangladesh Hefazat-e-Islam and one of the leaders of the historic Shapla Chattar Movement, welcomed the...
DSCC pledges support for safe food campaign
Calling for a broad-based public movement against food adulteration, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam on Saturday said ensuring safe food for consumers...
BIDA expects visible initiatives of investment within three months
Bangladesh secured fresh investment commitments and advanced discussions on energy security, industrial development and trade cooperation during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visits to Malaysia...
ADP execution rate ‘bleak’ says Zonayed Saki
State Minister for Planning Zonayed Saki expressed dissatisfaction over the implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) amid a slowdown in of development projects...
‘BNP focuses on project efficiency, not mega spending’
State Minister for Planning Zonayed Saki has said the government is steering away from large-scale development projects designed to create an appearance of progress, placing...
‘People look at actresses in a way that isn’t normal’
As discussions continue over Janhvi Kapoor’s close-up scenes in Peddi, Tamannaah Bhatia has shared some of the unpleasant experiences female actors face in the South...
EVs 75pc cut running costs trigger structural barriers
Electric vehicles (EVs) could cut transport running costs by as much as 75 per cent compared to fossil fuel vehicles but deep structural barriers, from...