Delhi airport roof collapses months after Modi inaugurates project

The roof of a terminal building at New Delhi’s international airport partially collapsed in heavy rains early Friday, killing one person, rescuers said, months after a refurbishment project inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Images posted online showed vehicles crushed under giant steel girders at the departure forecourt of the airport’s

BB visits wheat cultivation project

Abu Farah Md Nasser, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, recently visited United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC’s agricultural support scheme titled ‘Bhoroshar Notun Janala.’ Central Bank Deputy Governor visited East Harinchara of Lalmonirhat to inspect the progress of the ongoing project, implemented by the Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogura’s Char Development

Countries 1st offshore wind power project approved

Denmark's green investment proposal valued at $1.3 billion for developing Bangladesh's first 500 MW utility-scale offshore wind energy project has received a nod in principle from the government to carry out a detailed feasibility study. At the same time, it has also received approval to implement the first phase of development

Ecnec okays Tk 4,168cr project to revive 4 rivers

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 15 development projects, including one involving Tk 4,168-crore to reclaim the water flows of four rivers - Jinai, Ghatghat, Banshi and Nagda-during the dry season. The approval came from the Ecnec meeting presided over by Prime Minister and Ecnec chairperson

EU to provide €23m to PKSF for poverty reduction

The European Union (EU) and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) on Thursday signed a Grant Agreement to implement a new project for extreme poverty reduction in the country. The signing ceremony of the project titled “Pathways to Prosperity for Extremely Poor People (PPEPP)-European Union” was held at PKSF Bhaban in Dhaka. PKSF Managing

British Council holds Lead Bangladesh Symposium

The British Council, in partnership with Civil Society organizations, has recently organized a Leadership Symposium under its 'Leadership for Advancing Development in Bangladesh (LEAD Bangladesh)' project on December 15 at British Council, Dhaka University campus office.Lead Bangladesh aims to empower young people in Bangladesh as leaders in their communities to

DIU wins NASA Space Apps Challenge

Team Diamonds, a team of students from the Daffodil International University's (DIU) Software Engineering department, has won the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2022 competition for the 'Most Inspirational' project this year, a press release said Monday.  The final results of this competition were announced by NASA, abbreviated as 'National Aeronautics and

Unit -1 of Rooppur NPP to get ready

As part of pre-commission, flushing of systems with the open reactor has commenced at unit- 1 of Rooppur NPP on December 8, 2022, a press release said Saturday. This will be followed by a special Post-installation Cleaning (PIC). At this stage, chemically dematerialized water is supplied to the reactor vessel through the

Sheltech hands over project to FF

Sheltech has handed over SHELTECH- VALOUR of Uttara Sector 4 on Saturday to Veteran freedom fighter Col (Retd) Shafaet Jamil Bir Bikram, a press release said. SHELTECH handed the Valour residential projects to his family members at SHELTECH tower. Shaikh Shaiyan Ahmed, associate director of Sheltech Group, Md. Sharif Hossain