Bangladesh

Saleh Ahmed Husain: German Ambassador in Dhaka Achim Troster yesterday said Germany will increase its cooperation in tackling the impacts of climate change and in the ongoing development programmes in Bangladesh.Referring to Bangladesh as a very close ally of Germany, the German envoy said this cooperation would be provided on…

For balanced diet Speakers including officials, nutritionists and food policy analysts yesterday underscored the need for increasing share of dietary intake for cross-section of people from non-cereal foods.Bangladesh has made considerable progress in cereal food production in recent years, but the production of non-cereal foods including fruits and animal protein…

Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday stressed the need for framing the National Population Register (NPR) in a comprehensive and concerted way in order to render all government services and civic facilities in a fruitful manner.“Framing the NPR is a huge task and also a challenge…We’ll have to complete the task…

Ibrahim Khalil: In the lure of a huge discount, the customer came in a daze, some people wanted to become rich in a few days by buying products from the e-commerce platform “Evaly” — their dream has now turned into a nightmare.Mohammad Russell, the founder of Evaly, used to come…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has planned to gradually bring students 12 and above under the vaccination coverage.Hasina said this while replying to a tabled question from Jatiya Party MP Dr Rustam Ali Farazi during PM’s question-answer session in Parliament.The Prime Minister said the government…

Staff Correspondent: President M Abdul Hamid yesterday urged the Philippines to make investment in special economic zones (SEZs) here as the newly appointed Philippines ambassador to Bangladesh Alan L. Deniega presented the credential to him at Bangabhaban.Receiving the credential, the President called upon Philippines investors to invest in Special Economic…

Barishal Correspondent: The Payra Bridge over the Payra River in the Lebukhali area of Barishal district will be opened to traffic in October, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.“The Payra Bridge in the Lebukhali area is like another Padma Bridge for the people of the southern region,…

Industry Desk: Due to a lack of gas supply in industrial facilities, production in textile mills in several parts of Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur, and Chattogram has been seriously hampered.The millers are concerned that if production cannot be maintained, they may lose work orders.Because of the decreasing gas pressure…