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 […]
“The long-term displacement crisis that the Government of Bangladesh is dealing with is ultimately a challenge to assist people, whether they are in the host community or among the displaced Rohingya population,” said S. Amer Ahmed, World Bank Task Team Leader for the ISO project. “The ISO project will help vulnerable families in both communities […]
Foreign Minister Hassan Mahmood has said that India is interested in financing the Teesta project. Hasan Mahmood, while answering questions from journalists at the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday afternoon, said that Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra conveyed his country's message during his visit. A big project on Teesta funded by China has been […]
“You have to consider how developed the country will be in terms of taking up projects,” he said. The Prime Minister said that people are getting benefits as some infrastructure developments have taken place rapidly. He said that his government is running the state with a target focus. He further said, after coming to power […]
When asked about the new project, former secretary Faujul Kabir Khan said that there is a need to assess whether the existing training centers are fully utilized or not. “It should also be considered whether a new training center is necessary or not,” he said. After the new government assumed power, a meeting was held […]
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 […]
Despite the ongoing dollar crisis and dwindling foreign exchange reserves, a staggering amount of foreign aid – USD46.55 billion or Tk 5120 billion – remains untapped in Bangladesh. Funds were provided by donor agencies, but have not been released yet. It was revealed that due to some limitations on the part of the recipient and […]
Abdul Kalam Ghazi is a fisherman and lives in Jorshing village of South Bedkashi union of Koyra upazila. In 1992, he bought 15 decimils of land adjacent to the embankment of the Shakbaria River and built a house there. Since then he is living there with his family. Now an embankment is being built on […]
According to data from the Directorate of Social Services, there are a total of 1,900 seats in six government shelters in the country. About 909 residents live there, which means the number of occupants is less than the number of seats. Moreover, there is a severe shortage of manpower at these shelter sites. Speaking to […]
According to DMTCL sources, if the metro rail runs at full capacity, a total of 500,000 passengers will travel in it every day and the monthly income will be between Tk 7.20-7.30 billion. If fares remain unchanged, it will take at least 45 years to recover the construction cost of the metro rail from ticket […]
The pressure of foreign debt repayment has increased amid the current dollar crisis. Payment of installments of huge loans taken bilaterally on tough terms from Russia, China and other development partners has started. As a result, the loan repayment amount is increasing rapidly and will increase further in the coming days. The amount of foreign […]
DDM decided to plant 4 million palm trees across the country under Kabikha and TR projects in 2017. Within two years, palm trees were destroyed in some places or in some places the money was wasted without planting trees. According to the DDM, about 1 billion taka was spent on tree plantation but the number […]