Although wheat cultivation and production are good every season in Bera upazila of Pabna, no wheat is being procured at the food warehouse. Since the last procurement in 2021, not even a handful of wheat has been deposited at the government warehouse in five years. Despite setting a procurement Continue Reading
Malaysia’s labour market has opened again for Bangladeshis. After a long closure, Goodness Services Limited (RL-2068) was first given 28 demand letters. This time, the Malaysian High Commission has approved a demand letter for 26 workers for At-Taqwa Overseas Limited (RL-1703). It is learned that, in the first phase, the Bangladesh High Commission attested a […]Continue Reading
Shafiqul Islam Bebu, Kurigram The Kurigram district administration has begun its journey of generating electricity from solar power. A total of 72 solar panels with a generation capacity of about 45 kilowatts (per hour) have been installed on the roof of the deputy commissioner’s office building. Through net metering and an on-grid system, this electricity […]Continue Reading
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has instructed candidates taking part in the 50th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) viva voce who have not yet completed the required Google Form to fill it out and submit it again. They must also explain why they did not complete the form earlier. The instructions were issued in a […]Continue Reading
A total of 347 researchers from 88 universities and research institutions in Bangladesh have been included in a list of the world’s top 2% of scientists. The list was published through a joint study by Stanford University in the United States and Elsevier, a Netherlands-based scientific publishing company. The ranking was prepared using several indicators, […]Continue Reading
Thirteen students from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have been selected for the Prime Minister’s Gold Medal in recognition of their academic excellence. The final list published by the University Grants Commission (UGC) includes 469 students from universities across the country. Of the 13 BAU students, six were selected for 2019, six for 2020 and one […]Continue Reading
Around 300 goods-laden trucks have been stranded at the Daulatdia ferry ghat in Rajbari, waiting to cross, because of a navigability crisis, strong currents and an acute shortage of operational ghats. Drivers and ordinary passengers are suffering greatly after being stuck at the ghat for long hours. A long queue of goods trucks has formed […]Continue Reading
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $100 million loan to make housing safer, more affordable and more resilient to natural disasters for low- and middle-income households in Bangladesh. The project, titled the Inclusive Affordable Housing Finance Project, will be implemented through the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and is expected to directly benefit Continue Reading
Bangladesh Bank has clarified that when one or more deal accounts are opened or created against a single loan account under the Islamic banking system, excise duty will not be charged separately on each deal account. Instead, the duty will be applied once a year to the main loan account. The threshold for imposing excise […]Continue Reading
Ismail Zabiullah, Public Administration Adviser to the Prime Minister and member of the BNP National Standing Committee, emphasized the necessity of strengthening mutual contact, trust, and cooperation to elevate Bangladesh-China friendly and strategic ties into a more welfare-oriented partnership. Speaking as the chief guest at a pre-departure reception hosted by the Continue Reading






















