110,000 rural institutions to get broadband internet

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said 110,000 rural institutions will be brought under broadband internet connections through optical fibre cables within the next year. Among these institutions, 70,000 ones will be given internet connections. At present, 120 million people in the country remain under broadband internet connections. Dipu Moni came up with

Cabinet okays plan for rural dev academies in Jamalpur, Rangpur

The Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed the draft laws to establish two rural development academies in Jamalpur and Rangpur districts in a bid to ensure sustainable development of the rural people in the respective regions.   The draft laws titled "Sheikh Hasina Palli Unnayan Academy, Jamalpur Act-2022" and "Sheikh Russel Palli Unnayan

UCB Foundation signs deal with NICVD

UCB Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases & Hospital (NICVD) on 26 December 2022 at NICVD, a press release said Tuesday. Arif Quadri, MD & CEO of UCB PLC and Professor Dr. Mir Jamal Uddin, director, NICVD & Hospital signed the MoU on

Mongla Port Upgradation: Port authority, Indian consultants sign service deal

Mongla Port Authority and EGIS India Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd on Monday signed the project management consultancy services contract for the 'upgradation of Mongla Port' project. The project is being financed under the Government of India's concessional line of credit of USD 4.5 billion extended to the Government of Bangladesh.   The

Govt, ADB sign $628.29m loan agreements

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government Monday signed loan agreements worth $628.29 million for the implementation of development, urban transport and climate resilience projects. Sharifa Khan, secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Jiangbo Ning, deputy country director and officer-in-charge of Bangladesh resident mission, ADB, signed the agreements on behalf