BSS The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken an initiative to introduce drone surveillance in the capital to control traffic congestion and restore discipline on the roads, following the use of AI-powered cameras. Initially, a drone will be used on a trial basis to monitor major roads and congestion-prone areas in real time. If successful, […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh’s garment factories have the potential to generate around 2,815 megawatts of solar power from their rooftops, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Tapping the potential would require around Tk 126.69 billion ($1.03 billion) in investment and could meet nearly 14% of the sector’s total electricity demand. The findings were […]Continue Reading

Work on a Tk 4,062.22 crore joint Bangladesh-China water treatment project in Godagari, Rajshahi, is progressing visibly, bringing relief to local residents. Once completed, the project is expected to nearly double Rajshahi WASA’s water supply capacity and significantly ease the city’s longstanding shortage of safe drinking water. Chinese project officials have also earned Continue Reading

Bangladesh Bank has introduced a Tk 10 billion refinancing scheme for farmers and rural entrepreneurs to boost agricultural production, create employment in rural areas and ensure food security. The central bank announced the Agriculture and Rural Sector Refinancing Scheme in a circular on Thursday. Under the scheme, loans will be available at an interest rate […]Continue Reading

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi said New Delhi is waiting for Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit India. Mr. Trivedi made the remarks after a courtesy meeting with Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain at the Secretariat on Thursday. He also expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of nine […]Continue Reading

Former chief adviser of the interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and the AB Party have congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as Bangladesh’s 23rd President. In a congratulatory message posted on his verified Facebook page on Thursday evening, Dr Yunus said Fakhrul’s more than five-decade political career is closely linked to Bangladesh’s […]Continue Reading

The United Kingdom and China have congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as Bangladesh’s 23rd President. The congratulations were issued separately on Thursday through the verified Facebook pages of the British and Chinese embassies in Bangladesh. In its message, the British Embassy conveyed its warm wishes to Mirza Fakhrul and said the UK […]Continue Reading