Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: KSRM authorities, owner of the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship MV Abdullah, have initiated informal talks with Somali pirates through third party as part of their move to begin formal negotiation to rescue the 23 crew members as well as the ship.Somali pirates hijacked the ship with 23 crew…

Rafiqul Islam Azad : A groundbreaking study conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) has revealed alarming findings: approximately one billion people in South Asia are currently imperiled by the escalating impacts of climate change on the region’s vital river basins.…

Staff Reporter: Alhaj Azizul Haque Mollick (Aziz Mollick), a renowned personality of Shariatpur, distinguished politician and social worker was laid to rest after funeral prayers at his village home Manua of Bhedarganj Upazila of Shariatpur district on Wednesday. He was buried in the family graveyard at 5:45 pm after the…

31 vehicles of Health Department using Ministry Staff Correspondent : A total of 31 vehicles of the Department of Health are being used personally by the officials and employees of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Among them are Minister-Secretary’s PS, Minister’s APS, Chief Accounts Officer (Health) and a…

Securities market lost confidence Mahfuz Emran : Disaster is going on in the stock market. The market has come down to the bottom. Millions of investors have lost everything. In the last 7 working days, the price of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has decreased by 300 points and the market…

Staff Correspondent : A total of 300,000 tonnes of wheat is being imported officially (G2G) from the Russian government. The price of wheat has been fixed at $288 per ton. However, five days before this, it was decided to buy wheat at the rate of $279.85 per ton through international…

Per km construction cost 11.45 km Ctg Port Bay-Terminal road Zarif Mahmud : The Directorate of Roads and High Ways has taken the initiative to construct an 11.45 km long road from Chittagong Port’s Bay-Terminal to Fakirhat in the city. The agency has already sent a Development Project Proposal (DPP)…

Staff Correspondent : The Cabinet Committee on Government Procurement has approved four proposals of the Ministry of Shipping, including one for the purchase of various facilities and equipment under the Matarbari Port Development Project and three proposals for Brahmaputra river dredging. The total cost will be Tk 1,039.03 crore.This approval…

Staff Correspondent : To increase revenue collection, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested the introduction of online filing of income tax returns by large companies from the middle of this year. The agency has recommended the abolition of the existing tax exemption provisions through the National Board of Revenue…

Staff Correspondent : There is a child’s play about fixing the prices of 29 products of the Department of Agriculture Marketing. Nowhere in the country, including the capital, has the effect of determining ‘reasonable prices’. On the contrary, the prices of all products have increased. There is no ‘judicial power’…