Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 years of country’s going backward
Sajeeb Wazed on BNP’s tenure UNB: Prime Minister’s ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has condemned the ruling by the BNP-Jamaat government between 2001 and 2006, terming the period as “five years of Bangladesh’s going backward”.Sajeeb Wazed made this remark in a Facebook post from his verified account, accompanied by a…
Read More »BCC working to provide internet access to 617 remote unions by 2023
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) of The Information and Communication Technology Division (ICT) has been working to provide internet access to 617 remote unions of the country by December 2023.The council has been implementing a project called Connected Bangladesh to ensure internet facilities in all schools, colleges, madrasas, growth…
Read More »BD to increase potato export to ensure better price to farmers: Tipu Munshi
Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said potato export will be increased to ensure that the country’s farmers get better price.“Enough potatoes are produced in the country. An initiative has been taken to increase potato export to ensure fair prices to the farmers,” he said at a press conference…
Read More »Foreign consultant fees eating up all grants
Mahfuz Emran: The foreign consultants for the foreign donors’ funded projects are grabbing almost cent percent money. As a result, the projects have been creating huge pressure on the government.In our country, foreign grants are more for technical projects and less for investment projects. Development partners can easily withdraw money…
Read More »BD now most respected names in world for sports
Info Minister Hasan Mahmud Staff Correspondent: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud, MP, said Bangladesh is now a respected name in the world in the field of sports, a Ministry of Youth and Sports press release said.He was speaking as the chief guest in a prize distribution ceremony among…
Read More »Manpower crisis hits
consumers’ right bodyPrice hike misery piling up poor, middle class Golam Mostafa Jibon: The Directorate of National Consumers’ Right Protection under the Ministry of Commerce is facing acute manpower crisis that hampering consumer rights.On the other hand, essentials’ prices are skyrocketing everyday putting the poor and middle-income group of people at misery.The…
Read More »MetLife doesn’t register BD share market in 70 years
Takes back thousand crores of taka as profit to US – Doing business in BD since 1952– No capital brings to do business– Applied for remittaing Tk 1048 cr Staff Correspondent: Foreign life insurer-MetLife has offload shares nor domesticated operations in Bangladesh during last 70 years. Rather the company has…
Read More »Coast Guard to be
modernised: PMStaff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government is going to induct state-of-the-art ships, hovercraft and speedboats to the Bangladesh Coast Guard to make it stronger.“To make the Bangladesh Coast Guard stronger and more modern, state-of-the-art ships, hovercraft and speedboats are going to be inducted,” she said.The Prime…
Read More »Now potato disaster!
Zarif Mahmud: Gaibandha farmers are in dire straits as they are not getting fair price by cultivating potatoes. Far from raising the cost of production, the farmers have to count the loss of Tk 8,000 to Tk 10,000 per bigha. One liter of soybean oil has to be bought by…
Read More »Henry: From a teacher to owner of Tk 102.18 cr
Special Correspondent: Jannat Ara Talukder Henry, who was a general school teacher an era ago, is now owner of the mountain of assets worth around Tk 102.18 crore that creates wonder to all.Being a MohilaAwami League leader, her wealth has increased 2108.84 times in less than 12 years.Though, there is…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
