Bangladesh

The repayment of the loan taken for construction of Padma Bridge started with Tk 316.91 crore paid to the government in the first two installments on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a cheque of Tk 316,90,97,049 as the first and second installments of the loan, UNB reports. Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader handed over the cheque to the premier ...

Though Bangabazar Market fire was completely doused, but still there is found smoke of the rubble after 29 hours. Fire men are spraying water. But there is no possibility to spread the fire. Meanwhile, Firefighters are working on the two floors of Annexco Tower as flame is also found on those floor. Habibur Rahman, a worker of Imran Garments of ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a total of 11 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 4,252.66 crore. Of the total project cost, Tk 3,645.21 crore will come from the government fund while the rest of Taka 607.45 crore as project assistance. The approval came at the weekly ECNEC meeting held at ...

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury on Tuesday handed over the audit reports to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Muslim Chowdhury met the Prime Minister at her official residence Ganabhaban in the morning, reports UNB. He presented a total of 47 audit reports for appraisal of her before submitting it to the President for presentation to the ...

Bangladesh Shop Owners Association on Tuesday urged the government to allocate Tk 700 crore initially for the small traders of Bangabazar market to recoup their losses caused by the massive fire that burnt the market to ashes, reports UNB. After visiting Bangabazar market in Dhaka, president of the association Helal Uddin told reporters that around 5,000 shops, mostly owned by ...

A special train with seven compartments has left Bhanga railway station in Faridpur on Tuesday. The train left the station around 1:21pm for Mawa. Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the programme. The train will reach Mawa, on the eastern end of the Padma Bridge, after crossing a 42-km track. Through this, the train journey started for the first time ...

At least eight firefighters were injured in mob attack at the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters on Tuesday, opposite to Bangabazar Shopping Complex. The attack incident happened at about 9am. The attackers also vandalised several vehicles parked inside the headquarters, said Shahjahan Shikder, senior station manager of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters. Eyewitnesses said a group of angry ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has achieved the capacity in conducting critical medical surgeries including kidney transplantation. “Bangladesh has gained huge progress in medical treatment. It has now become capable to carry out many critical operations including kidney transplant,” she noted during an interaction with a Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) delegation at her official Ganabhaban ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday asserted that Bangladesh is mature enough and there is no need to take help from the United Nation in the National Parliament election of Bangladesh. However, the minister also said that the government has no objection with foreign observers in the election. “There is no need for us to take any cooperation from ...

About Election Commission’s decision not to use EVMs in next general election, Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader said holding election using ballot papers cannot guarantee a fair election. “It depends on the government whether the election would be fair or not. Mass people think that it is also the government who determines who would be elected in election,” said ...