Bangladesh

Zarif Mahmud: Works of the country’s first metro rail construction project is moving fast to free the people of Dhaka from traffic jams. Work on the 11.63 km section from Diabari in Uttara to Agargaon is almost complete. Metrorail will be inaugurated in this part in December this year. Work…

Dhaka city in high fire risk In this Dhaka city of bricks, stones, dust pollution and vehicles, the name of big problem is electricity. Dishes of telephone, internet and electricity wires by the windows or on the street have created a terrible situation. The reign of these transmission lines in…

Staff Correspondent: The price of soybean oil has been raised by Tk12 per litre following the price hike in the international market.Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association made the announcement of price hike yesterday.The association has sent a letter, signed by its Secretary Md Nurul Islam Molla, to…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterdayemphasised on informing the new generations about the struggles and sacrifices behind the achievements of the country.“If the future generations know about these sacrifices and struggles they will learn the value of patriotism. Their merits, knowledge and creativity will flourish,” she said.Sheikh Hasina said…

Zarif Mahmud: The government has taken a master plan to pave the Dhaka-Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar railway. Seven initiatives have been taken to implement this master plan. This will require a loan of US$ 9 billion (Tk 76,500 crore). Meanwhile, Bangladesh Railway has also offered loans to development partners through the Economic…

Plundered crores of Taka Golam Mostafa Jibon: Allegation of amassing huge illegal assets through massive corruption and irregularities has been intensified against Abul Kalam Azad, Superintending Engineer (SE) of Public Works Department (PWD) in Dhaka.There is a complained that he amassed the money in collaboration with some other unscrupulous officials…

4 more commissioners also appointed Staff Correspondent: For the first time, the Election Commission (EC) was formed according to law. Retired Senior Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal has been appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). A notification in this regard has been issued by the Cabinet Division on Saturday (February…

Chittagong Metrorail Ayub Ali with Mahfuja Mukul: Work on the country’s first metro rail project began in Dhaka in June 2016. After that, discussions started about making metro rail in port city Chittagong. The discussion that lasted for five years was much like a rumor. However, in the meantime, various…

Golam Mostafa Jibon: Despite the reduction of people’s income during the corona pandemic, the evil effort to increase the prices of gas, electricity and water is going on throwing the low- and middle-income group of people at indescribable misery. As a result, agitation is prevailing among the people over the…

Staff Correspondent: The tourism industry in Cox’s Bazar is under serious threat due to the increasing movement of Rohingyas. Especially, after the Rohingyas took refuge in Ukhiya Teknaf, its negative impact on the tourism industry of the district is being observed.Security crisis, drug aggression, kidnapping and other effects have become…