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