Rajuk’s chief engineer (implementation) Ujjal Mallick told Prothom Alo that the entire area has been brought under power supply. In the next one year, the entire area will come under water supply system. Now customers can build houses in Purbachal. The main work of the project would be completed by 2024, apart from beautification, he…
According to the release, the webinar was divided into two plenary sessions highlighting the experiences, impacts and policy implications. The sessions were chaired by Zarina Nahar Kabir, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society at Karolinska Institutet; and Ahmed Mushtaque Raza Chowdhury, professor of population and family health at Columbia University and advisor…
Low corruption, low money laundering are the secrets of success
The IMF recently approved a loan of US$ 4.7 billion for Bangladesh. The External Affairs Minister further said that the Managing Director of IMF appreciated Bangladesh’s phenomenal progress in various sectors under the dynamic leadership of Sheikh Hasina, which stabilized Bangladesh’s economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Bangladesh is a role model in the world (in…
Currently, China requires travelers arriving from certain countries to undergo a PCR test before entering the country
The Prime Minister also said that the world economy is now passing through several challenges due to the staggering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. “In this complex global context, development cooperation has become very important in building the resilience of vulnerable sections of the global community and addressing multidimensional crises,” she…
“Growth remains historically weak – now and over the medium term,” Georgieva said. He said world growth for the next half-decade is expected to be around three per cent, the lowest medium-term forecast since the late 1990s. Georgieva said low-income countries face a double whammy of higher borrowing costs and a drop in demand for…
Economy, next elections big challenges for Bangladesh: UN
He can’t pour the tequila fast enough. Premium Shots. Margaritas. Palomas. Sunrise sometimes. “We definitely run out every weekend,” says 24-year-old bartender Shubham Walwalkar, who is struggling to keep pace with the thirst of customers at a packed Revolution bar in southwest London. Tequila, the king of Mexican liquors, is making a splash in Europe.…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world’s “most vulnerable citizens” as he opened the G20 meeting on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Indian leader made no direct mention of the war in his address to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors at…
Elon Musk isn’t giving up on California entirely, saying Wednesday that Tesla Inc. will make the state its global engineering home, even though the electric vehicle maker’s corporate headquarters are now in Texas. Musk announced the news on Wednesday, along with the state’s governor Gavin Newsom, and later the Tesla CEO told CNBC that putting…
Saudi Arabia has made it mandatory for Bangladeshi pilgrims performing Haj in 2023 to have COVID-19 shots as well as vaccines against meningitis and seasonal influenza. The Ministry of Religious Affairs said in a notice on its website that priority will be given to Bangladeshis who have not performed Haj this year. Children as young…
The Indian government and the central bank are taking steps to control inflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday, as retail prices again rose above comfort levels. Among other steps, the government has increased imports of essential edible oil to rein in inflation and provided free food grains to the poor since the COVID-19…
Five new COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours