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$1b FDI recorded despite gloomy outlook: BIDA

Dhaka, May 28 -- Khulna BureauExecutive Engineer Md. Rezaul Islam used to distribute Khulna WASA's contracting work, production, tube well installation, irregularities and corruption to his close rela... Read More


Ctg Hill Tracts Assoc-Dhaka gets new body

Dhaka, May 28 -- A new committee of the Chattogram Hill Tracts Association - Dhaka has been formed, uniting residents of the hill districts currently living in the capital. Journalist AHM Faruq has b... Read More


Crack the whip to rescue discoms and energise reform

India, May 28 -- The time has come for the Modi Government to decisively untangle the sector from entrenched political interference, empower regulators, and open the door to private competition. Witho... Read More


Delhi CM gives job letters to 1984 riot victims families

New Delhi, May 28 -- The Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday handed over official Government appointment letters to dependents of families affected by the 1984 Sikh riots at the Delhi Secretar... Read More


Dar es Salaam reaps 23bn/- in revenue to go 125 percent above goal

DAR ES SALAAM, May 28 -- DAR ES SALAAM region has recorded a significant milestone in government revenue collection from the mining sector, surpassing its 2024/25 financial year target from the mining... Read More


PKSF calls for continued aid to tackle climate fallout

Dhaka, May 28 -- Bangladesh needs sustained support from development partners to address the long-term impacts of climate change, including floods, droughts, cyclones, and heatwaves, which cost the co... Read More


DOGE Cuts Bill Advances in Congress Amid Internal GOP Debate

Kenya, May 28 -- A new plan to reduce government spending is gaining attention in Congress. This plan is called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. It is supported by a group o... Read More


Samia adds 300 as TRA employs 1,896 Tanzanian youth

DAR ES SALAAM, May 28 -- TANZANIAN President, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has approved 300 additional jobs for the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), bringing the total number of new jobs to 1,896. Befor... Read More


PENSIONS DEPARTMENT HIT BY RANSOMWARE ATTACK; NO DATA LOSS REPORTED

Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Department of Pensions has issued a statement regarding a ransomware attack on its information technology systems during the first week of April. The statement clarified that... Read More


Nigeria's Budget of Absurdities: A Nation Lighting Up the Streets While Darkening Its Future

Nigeria, May 28 -- If wasteful spending were a sport, the Nigerian National Assembly would be world champions by a landslide. With the 2025 budget insertions recently revealed by BudgIT Nigeria, it is... Read More