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CCGP approves Tk 383.84cr road works in Bandarban under World Bank project

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved awarding of contracts worth around Tk 383.84 crore for two road improvement and construction works in Bandar... Read More


PM unveils rooftop solar incentives, 10-year energy road map

, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government has taken a range of initiatives to promote renewable energy including financial incentives for rooftop solar power as part ... Read More


Gas, power supply to normalise within 1-1.5 weeks: Rizvi

, Sept. 2 -- BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said adequate gas and electricity supply to households, mills and factories would be restored within the next one to one-and-a-... Read More


PM outlines 5-point plan to tackle Bangladesh's energy crisis

Sangsad Bhaban, Sept. 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday outlined a five-point comprehensive government plan to tackle the country's ongoing energy crisis by boosting domestic gas product... Read More


VFS Global launches South Korea visa services in Bangladesh

, Sept. 2 -- VFS Global, the global leader in trusted technology services, empowering secure mobility for governments and citizens, has announced the launch of South Korea visa services in Bangladesh ... Read More


President stresses more balanced, mutually beneficial US trade deal

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said there is scope to make the Bangladesh-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade more balanced and mutually beneficial, taking into acco... Read More


Stop road construction on Cox's Bazar beach sand dunes: HC

, Sept. 2 -- The High Court on Wednesday ordered an eight-week halt to road construction work on the sand dunes of Cox's Bazar sea beach and issued a rule in a contempt of court case filed over the al... Read More


India invites Bangladesh Speaker, Deputy Speaker to visit India

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday invited Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad and Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal to visit India. "We've extended a warm... Read More


"PM Tarique intelligent, pro-people person; we should leave it to him," says Trivedi on possible visit

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday described Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a very "intelligent" and "pro-people" person and expressed optimism abou... Read More


Govt to procure 4 LNG cargoes to meet energy demand

Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved procuring four cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at prices ranging from $23.98 to $28.03 per million Br... Read More