Bangladesh and the World Bank on Wednesday signed a $515 million financing agreement to help nine million people get access to reliable power supply while transitioning to clean energy. The agreement was signed by Economic Relations Division secretary Fatima Yasmin and Acting World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, Dandan
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JS passes Finance bill 2022, budget for FY23
The Jatiya Sangsad has passed the finance bill 2022 with a surprise late change to the proposal on repatriation of money laundered abroad. The opportunity in the proposed budget to bring back both movable and immovable assets has been cancelled through an amendment on the Finance Bill-2022 by the members of
51 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat. It was the deadliest tragedy to claim the
Padma Bridge to bring luck for Sundarbans tourism
The Sundarbans, the world's largest natural mangrove forest, braces for footfalls of greater number of visitors owing to the newly opened Padma Bridge that has brought the famed tourist destination in the south-western region closer to the rest of the country. Travel to the region will be smooth and fast, according
WB okays $1.03b to improve regional trade
The World Bank on Wednesday approved $1.03 billion of financing to help improve regional trade in Bangladesh and Nepal by reducing trade and transport costs and transit time along the regional corridors. The Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) Program Phase 1 will help the respective governments
Inner containment dome installed at Unit-2 of Rooppur N-power plant
The second phase of the ambitious Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project is fast gaining momentum. Inner containment (IC) dome metal structures have been installed in the reactor building of Power Unit 2 of the plant recently, according to Rosatom. According to Rosatom, the Russian contractor of the plant, the upper portion
Bangladesh’s T20I Fixtures Before the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
The ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 in Australia will begin on October 16, and the month-long tournament will continue till November 13. With a little over three months left before the much-awaited competition is to kick off, all the participating teams are busy preparing for the big tournament. Bangladesh will
AL keen on EVM to manipulate polls: BNP
BNP senior leader Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku on Wednesday said Awami League (AL) is keen on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next general election to implement its new manipulation plan. "We believed them (AL) once earlier and joined the election (under them). But they completed the day's
Minister Group signs deal with AKASH Digital TV
Minister MyOne Group has signed an agreement with Akash Digital TV (Beximco Communications Limited) at Minister Group’s head office in Gulshan, a press release said Wednesday. Md. Rafiqul Islam Liton, General Manager of the Business Development Department of Minister Group and Manoj Kumar Dobhal, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Akash Digital
Union Bank opens sub-branch at Raozan
Union Bank Ltd. has inaugurated a sub-branch at the Gohira under Raozan in Chattogram. A. B. M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury, MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of the Railways Ministry, inaugurated the sub-branch as chief guest. Additional Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman presided over the program. General Secretary E.C