Dhaka: International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will provide a US$ 30.7 million loan to generic medicine manufacturer Popular Pharmaceuticals to help safeguard the continuity of essential medicines and support job cre…
Sunamganj: Cash assistance and rice were distributed today among farmers affected by excessive rainfall and upstream hill floods in Dowarabazar upazila of the district recently as part of the government’s third phase of humanitarian help. The relief i…
Dhaka: The family of 38-year-old Ahmed Babu, a cosmetics businessman from Savar, has been plunged into grief following his death in a hotel fire in Kolkata, where he was among five Bangladeshis killed. In total, nine people perished in the blaze. Babu…
Dhaka: The paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 284 cans of beer, narcotics, and smuggled goods worth over Tk 30.55 lakh in separate drives along different border areas.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the drives were co…
Dhaka: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has sanctioned a total of 10 projects with an estimated cost of Tk 9,333.58 crore. Among these, a significant Tk 4,963.67 crore project has been approved for the rehabilitation an…
Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has given the nod for the import of 115,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Canada, Russia, and Saudi Arabia at a total expenditure of Tk 564.24 crore. This strategic move aims to bolster the agricu…
Khulna: A nationwide vessel census will be conducted for the first time in Bangladesh from August 20 to 29 to create a comprehensive database of all engine-powered vessels operating in the country’s maritime, coastal, and inland waterways.
Accordin…
Rangpur: The present government bears not even the slightest responsibility for Bangladesh’s ongoing power crisis, Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr. Zahed Ur Rahman said on Wednesday. “Even then, the Prime Minister has offered …
Chattogram: Bangladesh Navy and Fire Service and Civil Defence today carried out a joint Situational Training Exercise (STX) on chemical disaster response at BNS Issa Khan. This exercise was aimed at enhancing the operational capabilities and readines…