Energy cooperation is backbone of Dhaka-Moscow ties: Envoy

Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Aleksandr Mantytsky has said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the megaproject of the State Corporation Rosatom, will strengthen the energy security of Bangladesh. "Energy cooperation has always been the backbone of our economic relations. Gazprom company has successfully drilled 20 gas wells in the south of your

Saudi announces investment deals at Arab-China summit

Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday billions of dollars in investment deals between China and the Arab world, on the first day of the China-Arab business conference in Riyadh. The meeting comes amid growing commercial and diplomatic ties between Beijing and Middle Eastern countries, including a recent landmark Chinese-brokered rapprochement between powerhouses

UGC suggests adding AI to curriculum

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has suggested adding artificial intelligence (AI) to the curriculum to influence the future course of higher education in Bangladesh like the developed countries of the world. The suggestion was made at the inaugural function of a day-long training session on “Prospects and threats of artificial intelligence

34 lakh students to get stipends of PM’s trust through bKash

Some 33-lakh underprivileged and meritorious students in the secondary, and higher secondary level and 1,17,000 students of graduate level will receive stipends from PM’s Education Assistance Trust through bKash, one of the country’s largest mobile financial service providers. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the stipend disbursement program at PMO office in

Graft behind BIWTA’s failure in river digging: SCRF

Though the government has allocated sufficient funds for river excavation and dredging, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has not been able to show the expected success due to inefficiency, mismanagement, irregularities and corruption, according to a report of Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF). SCRF on Monday disclosed the gist of

NSU, BUET signes MoU

North South University (NSU) and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have solidified a collaborative academic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 11, a press release said on Monday. The signing ceremony was held at the BUET campus. The agreement aims to

MediaQuest organize “Dhaka Summer Con 2023”

Event management and Public Relations Company MediaQuest Bangladesh is going to organize "Dhaka Summer Con 2023" festival which is packed with comics, cosplay, concert, gaming, art, and all kinds of entertainment, a press release said on Monday. The festival will be held for three days on July 12, 13 and