Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday said the country's first elevated expressway will be launched in September this year to ease traffic congestion in the capital. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the country's first ever elevated expressway in September this year to
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Pipeline leak halts deep-sea oil unloading
The unloading of crude oil through a pipeline from a mother ship in the deep sea has been suspended within a few hours after its official launch following a leakage in the pipeline. The unloading officially started at 10:15am on Monday. Then the pipeline ruptured within hours and the much-awaited program
BB working to normalise inflation, dollar crisis
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is moving forward cautiously with optimism to reduce the stress on the economy, which was created by the US dollar crisis and higher inflation. The central bank underscored such observations in a quarterly report on the economy. It said the economy remained under stress from external effects, including
TIB disappointed over initiatives of DNCC, DSCC
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed its disappointment over the efforts of two city corporations to prevent dengue in Dhaka. TIB also urged for the formulation and implementation of an integrated roadmap by sending again the 15-point recommendations based on the research report titled "Challenges of good governance and ways to
Govt site leaks data of millions of Bangladeshis: report
A Bangladesh government website has leaked the personal data of ‘millions’ of citizens, according to US website TechCrunch. The leak was discovered by a cybersecurity researcher through a regular Google search, the report says. Viktor Markopoulos, a researcher for Bitcrack Cyber Security, told TechCrunch he accidentally discovered the leak on June 27
JICA Executive Senior Vice President Dr. Junichi Yamada visits Bangladesh
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s Executive Senior Vice President (ESVP) Dr. Junichi Yamada has recently visited Bangladesh. The primary objectives of his visit, spanning from July 2 to July 7, 2023, have been to attend the memorial ceremony organized on July 3 to commemorate the seven Japanese nationals who lost
ShareTrip becomes title sponsor of Monitor Airline
Leading online travel agency ShareTrip has become the Title Sponsor of the prestigious Airline of the Year 2023 Awards, organised by the country’s premier travel trade publication The Bangladesh Monitor. Kazi Wahidul Alam, Editor of The Bangladesh Monitor and Sadia Haque, CEO and Co-Founder of ShareTrip signed a Memorandum of Understanding
IBBL holds orientation program for Field Officer
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) organized a day long orientation program on 6 July 2023 at Islami Bank Tower. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank inaugurated the program as the Chief Guest. Presided over by K.M. Munirul Alam Al-Mamoon, Principal (Current Charge), IBTRA, J
Study in India Expo begins in city Monday
B-MEET holds closing ceremony of 3rd batch
Bangladesh-Miyazaki ICT Engineers Educational Training (B-MEET) program's third batch held its closing ceremony at the B-JET center on July 3, 2023, a press release said Saturday. The event was graced by the presence of distinguished guests Hiroki Watanabe and Ms. Minami Kurokami from JICA, as well as Professor Mohammad Khasro Miah,