The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a significant infrastructure project today: the construction of a Tk 11,560.77 crore rail-road bridge over the Karnaphuli River.
The bridge in the Kalurghat area will facilita…
The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) conducted a series of special operations across the country from September 4 to October 5, leading to 5,264 raids and the arrest of 1,299 individuals.
Among those arrested are 89 top drug dealers, including …
The overall inflation decreased by 1.17 percent in August compared to last July, according to a report published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Sunday.
According to BBS, the overall inflation was 11.66 percent in July, which decline…
Mega projects alone will not suffice and a specific action plan is needed to make Dhaka a livable city, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday.
‘We need more green spaces, open areas for breathing, seating spaces, and opportunities f…
Despite an early upward trend on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), stock prices of most companies took a steep plunge by the end of trading on Monday, signaling another difficult day for investors.
In the morning, bank shares led the market, briefly b…
Emergency services in Mymensingh have successfully evacuated 37 individuals, including women and children, who were trapped in their homes due to flooding.
The first distress call came from a frightened caller in Banijaan village of Fulpur upazila, …
Chief Asia Economist and Co-Head of Global Research Asia, HSBC Frederic Neumann has said that even though Bangladesh’s GDP growth rate has been set to a revised 4.5% for FY2024-25, the country will rebound to 7.1% in the following year.
This growth …
Planning Adviser Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud emphasised on Monday that the government is shifting its focus from the sheer volume of development expenditure to the quality and efficiency of spending.
‘We’re focusing more on the qualitative standard of dev…