This central headquarters has an 800-seat auditorium, conference rooms of various sizes, a large mosque, a public plaza, a library, a cafeteria, a daycare center and parking provisions for 200 vehicles. Collectively, these two buildings cost Tk 3.35 billion to construct. They provide office space and workspace for approximately 1,000 executives and employees. In contrast, […]
Like MRT Line-1, another JICA-funded metro rail project—MRT Line-5 (North)—is also underway. It will run from Hemayatpur in Savar to Gabtoli, Mirpur and Gulshan to Bhatara. The Hemayatpur-Gabatoli section will be elevated, while the rest will be underground. The total length is about 20 kilometers. The project was approved in October 2019 with an estimated […]
During the tenure of the caretaker government, the sector receiving the highest allocation was power, energy and mineral resources. Thirteen projects were approved in the region, 12 of which involved gas well drilling, exploration and supply, while one focused on capacity expansion at the eastern refinery. Amid domestic gas shortage, the government stressed on increasing […]
CPD Chairman Rahman Shobhan said that Bangladesh is performing better than Sri Lanka and African countries in terms of loan repayment. “We should think more about how we will repay the foreign debt in the coming days, and how we will increase our export capacity. Increasing exports will ease loan repayment. We need to plan […]
Due to haphazard construction of buildings, students are facing various types of problems. Four years ago three residential halls for male students were constructed next to Shaheed Rafiq-Jabbar Hall and Maulana Bhashani Hall. However, erecting three buildings at the same site increased noise pollution levels rapidly. Meanwhile, students of Shaheed Rafiq-Jabbar Hall erected a wall […]
The construction cost of the terminal is Tk 213.99 billion. Of this, Bangladesh government will bear Tk 50 billion and the remaining amount will be provided by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The terminal has been designed by globally renowned architect Rouhani Baharin, who also designed Changi International Airport in Singapore, the busiest airport in […]
Bangladesh Awami League is preparing for the elections by inaugurating a series of major projects. There will be seven inauguration events for big projects and cluster development works throughout the month of October. There will be a civic rally on the inauguration day of almost every project, with the ruling party ensuring adequate attendance. It […]
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh will not buy anything from any country if Bangladesh imposes sanctions. “We have taken another decision. Now again there is a tendency to ban those people by whom we stop terrorism, I have said that I will not buy anything from those who will ban,” she said. Sheikh […]
Ghulam Yazdani, executive engineer of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), was assigned the responsibility as the director of the project from the Ministry of Local Government on August 14 last year. Last November, tenders were invited for the first phase of the Tk 2.2 billion project in 37 lots. The project includes various development […]
The finance minister made the request during a meeting with Axel van Trotsenberg, Managing Director (Operations), World Bank, at a city hotel on Saturday, said a press release from the finance ministry. Describing the World Bank as one of Bangladesh’s key development partners, Kamal urged the Washington-based lending agency to extend support in Bangladesh’s education, […]