Swisscontact signs deal with  LafargeHolcim

Swisscontact Bangladesh has recently teamed up with Geocycle Bangladesh, the waste management wing of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited, to implement a green initiative in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the leather goods sector of Bhairab, Kishoreganj, a press release said Thursday. The agreement is also endorsed by the Bhairab Municipality

Countrymen have no alternative to boat: PM

 Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today said the people of the country have no alternative to "boat" as her party is working to change the fate of the masses since its inception. "They (countrymen) know that boat is an election symbol of the Awami League and people

Concerted efforts needed to march forward to 4IR

Concerted efforts of teachers, students and researchers can be the best way of materializing the dreams of digital Bangladesh, one of the main ingredients of 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), through engaging in the 4IR for cherished development of the nation. With this engagement, implementation of 'Sonar Bangla' dreamt by Bangabandhu and

Flood victims left in the lurch: Fakhrul

File photo of BNP Secretary Genneral Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government is occupied with the Padma Bridge inauguration festival, leaving lakhs of flood-affected people in the country's northeast areas in the lurch.  "The people of a vast area of Bangladesh are going through a miserable time amid severe floods. Many people and their houses, cattle

Gazipur godown fire ‘under control’

A fire that broke out in a textile waste godown in Gazipur early on Wednesday morning has been brought under control, officials said.  The blaze started in the godown in the Dewaliabari area of Konabari around 4.45am and was brought under control around 8.15am, said Miraj Islam, an officer at Gazipur