Bangladesh

Diplomatic Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said people must extend support a leader when the country is run with motherly affection like her in Bangladesh.“One thing should be comprehended that women are not only women, women are mother, so with a motherly affection if you (leader) run a country…

No impact of beggar rehabilitation program Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the government has announced several parts of the capital city Dhaka as beggar free, practically whole city has turned into a city of beggars since the onslaught of Corona pandemic. Besides, lack of adequate job facilities, constant price hike of…

Staff Correspondent: Leather sector, also Bangladesh’s second most profitable export sector after ready-made garments is now facing problems with with child labourers.The report by the Child Labour Action Research Program (CLARISSA) at the Institute of Development Studies shows, there is a startlingly high prevalence of the worst forms of child…

Zarif Mahmud: This time 9 officers want to go abroad to get an idea about latrine management. This project is to bring low income people under sanitation. Only half a crore taka has been spent on foreign travel. They want to go abroad twice to participate in international workshops and…

The golden fiber of Bangladesh Mahfuja Mukul: The glory of Bengal jute is quite old. And jute was the main source of income in Bangladesh economy. Which has largely faded in the last five decades since independence. The contribution of jute to export income has become negligible.Data analysis shows that…

–25-agents’ strong syndicate behind the game-Malaysia shifting eyes on India, Nepal, Indonesia Special Correspondent: It was said that there would be no syndicate to send workers to Malaysia. All government-registered recruiting agencies will be able to send workers to the Malaysian labor market after three years. Minister for Expatriate Welfare…

Mahfuja Mukul: The passengers’ experience using the country’s railway stations is not very pleasant. Strange smell at most stations. Dirty environment. For this reason, passengers are afraid to use the toilet. Suffering from moving from one platform to another. The dilapidated state of the footoverbridge, which is totally unsuitable for…

Tk 4,315.56 crintegrated safe roads project coming to set up device and drivers’ training Mahfuz Emran: A total of 1,072 km of roads have been identified as ‘extremely risky’ in the country, out ofthe total 21,595.49 kilometers roads.Of the roads, national highways are 3,908 km and regional highways are 4,482.54…

PPP poses ever highest performance in taping investment under the leadership of Sultana Afroz Zarif Mahmud: South Korea proposed to invest in the construction of a metro rail in the port city on the basis of public-private partnership (PPP). According to the proposal, they also expressed interest in starting the…

20 m people seriously affected Golam Mostafa Jibon: Country’s infrastructural development works are being hampered drastically due to unbridled price hike of construction materials. If the situation continues, implementation of most mega projects like Padma bridge may face uncertainty, experts said.Sources said, trade and commerce have been severely affected by…