bti launches 20 new projects
Building Technology and Ideas Limited has unveiled 20 new projects during its daylong event titled 鈥榖ti Summer Sales Carnival,鈥� said a press release...
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Woman dies in Bagerhat building fire
A woman died and several others injured as a fire broke out in a five-storey commercial building in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat Monday morning...
China urges firms to follow laws after Bangkok building collapse
China鈥檚 embassy in Bangkok called on Chinese companies operating abroad to comply with local laws after a Chinese construction firm came under scrutiny for a deadly building collapse in last week鈥檚 earthquake...
UGC holds meeting on social, behavioural change
The meeting of the management and coordination committee for conducting research on social and behavioural change and capacity building of university teachers was held at the auditorium of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Two more RMG units get LEED certification
Two more readymade garment factory units in Bangladesh have gained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificates, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
Building, wood, electrical expos begin
The 8th edition of international exhibitions showcasing the latest advancements in building infrastructure, wood, furniture and electrical sectors began on Thursday, said a press release...
2 trade shows for building materials begin tomorrow
Two three-day international sourcing shows under-one-roof related to building, construction, wood and woodworking technology will be held in the capital Dhaka from January 23 to 25...
Welfare of construction workers should no more be neglected
ISSUES of worker welfare, which have largely been ignored by successive governments, have once again come to the fore with construction workers having pushed for a set of demands. The Building Construction Workers鈥� Union at a rally in Dhaka on January 18 demanded that the government should ensure fundamental rights of construction workers...
Ex-Bodybuilding Federation GS Nazrul dies
Former Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation general secretary Nazrul Islam passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday after suffering from stomach ulcer for the last two months...
BHBFC distributes winter clothes
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation distributed winter clothes among the poor and cold-stricken people in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday, said a press release...
ECNEC approves 10 projects with Tk 4,246.72cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council on Wednesday approved 10 projects worth Tk 4,246.72 crore, including one for building Chattogram Tax Building with Tk 437.07 crore.
Damaged secretariat building opens partially
Ten days after a devastating fire at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital聽 Dhaka, the first five floors of the damaged Building 7 were opened for offices on Sunday.
Salehuddin stresses on reducing rural-urban gap
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday stressed on reducing rural-urban gap in a bid to reduce the tendency of people鈥檚 movement towards cities and metropolis...
Constitution Reform Commission meets leaders of professional bodies
The Constitution Reform Commission on Sunday held a fresh meeting with the leaders of different professional bodies as part of its view exchange with the stakeholders over the reform of the constitution.
Sakhawat for ensuring better working environment in shipbuilding industry
Shipping, labour and employment adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain on Wednesday laid emphasis on ensuring better working environment for the workers engaged in the country鈥檚 shipbuilding industry as he visited Karnaphuli Shipyard in Narayanganj port...
Sakhawat seeks WB investment in jute, shipbuilding sectors
Shipping, jute and textiles adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain on Wednesday called upon the World Bank to invest in Bangladesh鈥檚 jute and textiles sectors and shipbuilding industry...
Halim appointed BHBFC chair
Former cabinet secretary ASM Abdul Halim on Monday joined as a director and chairman of the board of directors of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation, according to a press release...
Group art exhibation raises funds for flood victims
A month-long group art exhibition titled Art for Aid: Rebuilding Lives to raise funds for the flood victims in different parts of the country began at the Cosmos Centre in the capital鈥檚 Malibagh on Thursday...
ACC prosecutes BHBFC DGM
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against MM Jamil Ahmed, deputy general manager of the Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation in Barishal, on charges of obtaining a job as son of a freedom fighter though his father was not a freedom fighter...
Gearing up for building warships
THE Bangladesh Navy went three dimensional in 2017 with the commissioning of two Ming Class submarine from China. The navy now operates, as Wikipedia says, two submarines, five guided-missile frigates, two patrol frigates, six guided-missile聽corvettes, four missile boats, five offshore patrol vessels and other coastal patrol vessels...
Indian relatives grieve as bodies of 45 Kuwait fire victims return
Grieving families kept a solemn vigil in the terminal of an Indian airport on Friday as the bodies of dozens of migrant workers killed in a Kuwait building fire returned home...
Kuwait makes arrests over deadly fire as Indian families mourn
Kuwaiti authorities said on Thursday three people had been detained for suspected manslaughter over a building fire that killed 50 foreign workers, mostly Indians, and plunged relatives and friends into mourning...
Continued indifference towards building safety unacceptable
THE inaction on part of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipokkho and the Dhaka South City Corporation in addressing the concerns of the shareholders of the Aminbagh Cooperative Market Society Limited yet again demonstrates the negligent attitude towards building and fire safety...
Greening must in building construction: NMST DG
Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, director general of National Museum of Science and Technology urged the young engineers to ensure greening around the building by giving importance to environment protection during the...
Arun becomes Karmasangsthan Bank MD
Arun Kumar Chowdhury has joined Karmasangsthan Bank as managing director as per a notification dated April 9 of the finance ministry鈥檚 Financial Institutions Division, said a press release...