Tag: Development
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Metro Rail will open for common people a day after inauguration
Eight consultant agencies from Japan, France, India and Bangladesh were appointed last October for the construction of the Line-1 project, the main work of which is likely to begin next June. The northern route of Metro Rail Line-5 will include the Hemayatpur-Watara route via Mirpur 10 and Gulshan, while the southern route of Line-5 will…
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Why are we so far behind?
Why are we so far behind?
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PM to inaugurate Metro Rail on December 28
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the country’s first elevated metro rail on December 28 as the much-awaited metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon is ready for commercial operation, reports BSS. ABM Amin, Secretary, Department of Road Transport and Highways, said, “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate Metro Rail’s Mass Rapid Transit…
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EWU arranges a public lecture on “Role of Nature in Economic Development”
The lecture was attended by Professor Syed Farhat Anwar, Academic Advisor, EWU, Professor Abul HMG Azam, Professor-cum-Advisor; Department of Business Administration, EWU, Ahsan H Mansoor, Executive Director, Policy Research Institute (PRI) and Khondakar Ghulam Moyazzam, Research Director Research, Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) among others. The lecture was followed by a lively and interactive question…
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Hasina unveils plan to transform into ‘smart Bangladesh’ by 2041
The Prime Minister underlined his commitment to work for the development of the country despite his advancing years and the constant threats to his life. “We have prepared the 2100 Delta Plan and I am leaving a perspective plan with details of the structure and plan for the development of Bangladesh from 2021 to 2041,”…
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Will make ‘smart Bangladesh’ by 2041: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday that her government is working to transform the country from digital to “smart Bangladesh” by 2041. Sheikh Hasina said, “We will build Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous country by 2041. That Bangladesh will be a smart Bangladesh. We will change from digital to smart Bangladesh.” The Prime…
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Bangladesh on track to become a trillion dollar economy
According to BCG, Bangladesh is reaping a host of economic benefits from its large consumer base, young population, high degree of economic stability, resilience of people, advances in digital methods and rapid expansion of the private sector. The private sector will be the main driving force of the country’s future journey. Emerging champions are rising…
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look before you leap, think before you act
look before you leap, think before you act
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‘Development of every community is necessary’
‘Development of every community is necessary’
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disaster looms large in our faces
Like murders and attacks, there is no accurate record of how many rivers are in this country. Different official records of the government have different accounts. Judging by the average accounts, two thirds of the rivers no longer exist. There are many such bridges and culverts in the country which do not have any river…