Dhaka: The Cabinet today approved a proposal to provide customs duty and tax exemptions for the import of machinery and equipment required for setting up renewable solar power plants. The approval came at the 20th Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet R…
Rajshahi: Social watchdogs and development activists at a human chain here today unequivocally urged the relevant authorities to take measures to reduce the country’s growing dependence on fossil fuels to restore clean air. They said the use of fossil…
Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said literacy in the present global context is no longer confined to basic abilities in reading, writing and numeracy; rather, it now encompasses digital skills, information literacy, critical thinking, creativ…
Dhaka: A court today granted three days’ remand for two people arrested in a case filed over the attack on Prof. Dr. Md Asaduzzaman Rahman, head of the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). The remanded ind…
Dhaka: The Opposition in Parliament on Monday proposed forming a high-level cell to find a lasting solution to the country’s ongoing power and energy crisis, offering to place its technical expert team at the government’s disposal to work jointly on t…
Dhaka: The government has appointed Additional Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Md Abdul Mannan, as chairman of Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation (Petrobangla).
According to United News of Bangladesh, the M…
Dhaka: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced in Parliament on Monday that the government is developing a specific policy to regulate the estimated 50-80 lakh electric three-wheelers, including battery-powered rickshaws and easy bikes, in an effort …
Dhaka: Reminding everyone of their responsibility towards nature, Chairman and CEO of Surfin Meta Digital Technology (SMDT) Pte Ltd Dr Yanan Wu emphasized that economic and technological progress must align with nature conservation efforts. ‘We owe so…
Savar: Eight more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Special Branch (SB) sub-inspector in Savar, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) announced on Monday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, four of the suspects were appr…