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Govt approves new project to equip 8,850 youths with basic self-defence skills

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The government has approved a three-year project titled "Basic Self-Defence Training for Youths" to equip young men and women in Bangladesh with essential self-defence skills aimed a... Read More


Project launched to boost climate resilience, food security in Cox's Bazar

, Nov. 8 -- The government has taken a project aimed at strengthening the resilience and livelihoods of poor and marginal communities in Cox's Bazar, one of Bangladesh's most disaster-prone districts,... Read More


Sylhet Osmani Int'l Airport expansion project rises by Tk 470 crore

, Nov. 4 -- The expansion of Sylhet Osmani International Airport has ecome costliebr by Tk 470.87 crore as project delays and major design revisions push up expenses and extend the completion deadline... Read More


Delays, dollar depreciation push up EC4J project cost to Tk 1,264 crore

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The cost of the Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project, designed to boost Bangladesh's export diversification and employment generation, has ballooned by nearly Tk 159 crore ... Read More


Disaster Preparedness: Govt to construct 90 three-storey cyclone shelters in 12 districts

, Oct. 28 -- The government has taken a move to construct 90 three-storey cyclone shelters in 47 upazilas of 12 districts under the Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions as part of preparedness f... Read More


Khulna city set to get safe water as government launches Tk 2,598 cr project

, Oct. 18 -- The government has undertaken a project to ensure uninterrupted, safe, and sustainable water supply throughout the year in Khulna city and its surrounding areas particularly during the dr... Read More


Govt moves to preserve true history, cultural legacy through digitisation

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The government has taken an initiative to modernise and digitise the National Archives and the National Library under a new project aimed at informing the next generation about the n... Read More


Govt orders probe into irregularities in Tk 518cr Jute mill project

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The Planning Commission has ordered the authorities concerned to take punitive measures as it moves to close a controversial jute mill project plagued by irregularities, unauthorised... Read More


Gold price hits record high again, nears Tk 2 lakh per bhori

, Oct. 4 -- The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has increased the price of gold by Tk 2,192 per bhori, setting the new rate of 22-carat gold at Tk 1,97,576 per bhori, the highest in the count... Read More


Duet set for major lab, infrastructure upgrade under new project

, Oct. 4 -- The government has approved a Tk 866.55 crore project to modernise laboratories and upgrade infrastructure at Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (Duet), Gazipur, aiming to tran... Read More