Country faces challenges created by others: adviser
Prime minister鈥檚 energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram, on Thursday said that Bangladesh was facing a challenge not to be created by it rather it is created by others...
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Singapore shows interest in investing
A high-level delegation from Singapore during a meeting with Bangladesh Investment Development Authority showed keen interest in investing in Bangladesh...
Speed cap fixed at 80kmph
The government has fixed the maximum speed limit for motor vehicles at 80 kilometres per hour in an attempt to reduce road crashes...
Answers and questions remain
The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party is in for another round and many Indian commentators are saying that it is because he is turning 鈥業ndia鈥� into a nation and giving people a sense of pride and security that they did not have before...
PDB owes聽Tk 33,108cr聽to power producers聽
Bangladesh Power Development Board owes Tk 33,108 crore to different power generation companies, both public and private, including...
Bangladesh receives investment proposals worth Tk 33,806cr in Jan-Mar
The country received investment proposals worth Tk 33,806.29 crore from some 302 industrial units during January-March, 2024...
ADB sets record with $1.42b net income allocation from ordinary capital resources in 2023
The board of governors of the Asian Development Bank on Sunday approved the bank鈥檚 2023 financial statements and a $1.42 billion net income allocation from its ordinary capital resources, the highest in ADB鈥檚 history...
CDA chair pays tribute to AL leaders
Chittagong Development Authority chairman Mohammad Yunus paid tribute to the late dignitaries of Chattogram recently, said...
UK worst-performing economy in G7 next year: OECD
The UK will be the worst-performing聽economy聽among the G7 next year because of lingering inflation and stubbornly high interest rates, said the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday...
Keen to work together with Bangladesh: 聽ADB VP Bhargav
The Asian Development Bank is keen to work together with Bangladesh and other partners on climate front, extending finance to important projects which are useful and impactful....
Pledge to eliminate child labour by 2025 appears mere rhetoric
AN INCREASE in child labour, with more than a million children engaged in hazardous work, shows the emptiness of the government鈥檚 pledge to eliminate child labour in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ending all forms of child labour...
ADB, WTO boost ties for growth in Asia-Pacific
The World Trade Organisation Secretariat and the Asian Development Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at bolstering collaborative efforts to drive inclusive and sustainable development through trade and economic integration, including in Asia and the Pacific region...
Asia not prepared to ensure elderly wellbeing, says ADB report
The number of people aged 60 and above in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion-or about a quarter of the total population-significantly increasing the need for pension and welfare programmes as well as healthcare services, said a new report on Thursday...
CDA chief joins work
Chittagong Development Authority chairman Mohammad Yunus joined his office at CDA Bhaban on Monday morning and later visited different rooms of the...
ADB provides $121.55m for solar power generation in Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $121.55 million financing package with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Limited to build and operate a 100-megawatt grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Pabna.....
Bangladesh signs $289.52m loan agreement with IsDB for housing finance project
At the annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank, held in Riyadh on Monday, Bangladesh and the IsDB signed a loan agreement for the second phase of the 'Rural and Peri-Urban Housing Finance Project,' valued at approximately $289.52 million....
Bangladesh banking, revenue sectors need better governance
Asian Development Bank country director for Bangladesh Edimon Ginting on Monday underscored the need for improved governance in the country鈥檚 banking and revenue sector to keep the economy healthy and strong...
10 injured in clash during BFAA oath taking ceremony
At least 10 journalists and YouTubers were injured in a clash that broke out at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation on Tuesday...
Jamuna Roy dies
Jamuna Roy, 66, mother of Asim Kumar Roy, assistant private secretary to the managing director of Small Farmers Development Foundation under the Rural Development and Co-operatives Division, has died...
IDRA appoints administrator to Sonali Life Insurance
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority on Sunday appointed retired Brigadier General SM Ferdous as administrator to Sonali Life Insurance with immediate effect...
US provides action plan for DF benefits
The United States on Sunday provided an 11-point 鈥楤angladesh Labor Action Plan鈥� and urged the government to implement it in order to avail duty-free benefits and access to funds of the US International Development Finance Corporation...
Govt must increase allocation to improve national education
THE government appears to have been left with many issues to shore up to improve the education system, which is an influential target of the Sustainable Development Goals and a key instrument of development...
Bangladesh Film Artistes鈥� Association polls Friday
Bangladesh Film Artistes鈥� Association polls will be held on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises on Friday....
Bangladesh to introduce drone tech to assess crop losses: ADB
Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases, said the Asian Development Bank....
Future Lanka leaders need to grasp nettles
THE New Year celebrations this year were low key compared to the past. The loud sound of crackers and other fireworks that traditionally accompany the dawn of the New Year were less than in the past. The economic burden...
SKICL MD pushes for diverse insurance products
Diversified insurance products have the potential to integrate the insurance industry further into the fabric of Bangladesh, akin to the banking sector, by extending its reach to a wider demographic.
National Film Day celebrated
Different organisations celebrated National Film Day arranging programmes at different venues in the capital on Wednesday...
Govt must fish renewable energy sector out of ills
PROGRESS in the renewable energy sector, which has even failed to take off in 16 years since the adoption of the renewable energy policy in 2008, has been mired...