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874pc cost hike likely

874pc cost hike likely
Without any visible progress during the last six years of ‘construction of the railway line from Dohazari to Cox’s Bazar via Ramu and from Ramu to Gundum project, the first revision proposal is going to be tabled in the meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) today hiking 874% of the cost.   The Planning Commission will place the revised project before the ECNEC for approval. Bangladesh Railway could not implement the project during the last six years due to scarcity of funds. Meanwhile, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to provide a sum of USD 1.5 billion for construction of the railway line under the South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Railway Connectivity Investment…

Khaleda challenges trial court order in graft case

Khaleda challenges trial court order in graft case

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed two separate petitions before the High Court, challenging the legality of a trial court order that had rejected her two petitions in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.  One petition seeks fresh cross-examination of the investigation officer of the Zia…
Ctg team to inspect tilted buildings from today

Ctg team to inspect tilted buildings from today

CHITTAGONG: A five-member Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) technical expert team led by its deputy chief town planer Shahinul Islam Khan will start physical inspection of tilted buildings from today, reports BSS. A technical committee comprising experts was formed at a meeting yesterday, following…
Promising future of natural-gas condensate

Promising future of natural-gas condensate

It is not usual for incidental products to emerge with such huge potentials, yet, natural gas- condensate (NGC) is an exception in Bangladesh. This combustible substance comes out with natural gas from our gas-fields as a by-product. As of now, two consignments of NGC, each amounting to 1, 20,000 barrels…
Combating eve teasing-A constitutional goal of Bangladesh

Combating eve teasing-A constitutional goal of Bangladesh

Eve teasing is a crime against the honor, dignity, and self respect of women. It refers to niggling a girl in public atmospheres. It starts with meddling on her right to freely travel within the country. It includes passing awful comments in grimy words, showing offensive sign, nasty bodily movement,…
Cabinet approves draft law 
for nuke research on crops

Cabinet approves draft law for nuke research on crops

The Cabinet yesterday approved in principle a draft bill for setting up an institute, aiming at innovating new varieties of crops through research and applying nuclear techniques, reports UNB. The approval to ‘The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) Research Bill, 2016’ came…
Yemen talks on hold as rebels delay arrival

Yemen talks on hold as rebels delay arrival

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Crucial talks between Yemen’s government and rebels were delayed Monday after the insurgents failed to show up, prompting UN concern over the fate of peace efforts for the war-torn country. The talks in Kuwait aim to bring an end to more than 13 months of fighting that have devastated…
6-day film festival begins at Shilpakala

6-day film festival begins at Shilpakala

Marking the birth centenary of late famous director-producer Abdul Jabbar Khan, a six-day film festival is being arranged at the auditorium of National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). The festival has started on Saturday and will continue till April 21. The festival has been organised…
4 submit nominations for president

4 submit nominations for president

All four president candidates for the upcoming election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) have submitted their nomination papers yesterday. The date of withdrawal of the nomination papers has been fixed for 19-20 April while the scrutiny, appeal and hearing date on April 19 while the final list…
‘Govt to make sugar mills self-reliant’

�Govt to make sugar mills self-reliant�

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said here yesterday that all the state-run sugar mills will be made self-reliant to make those profitable, reports BSS. Addressing a rally of sugarcane growers here at Madhukhali Sugar Mill High School ground, the minister said all the stakeholders including laborers,…
3rd fire in Sundarbans in 3 weeks

3rd fire in Sundarbans in 3 weeks

Another fire broke out at Abdullah Shila in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila on Monday morning, endangering its ecosystem, reports UNB from Bagerhat. This is the third incident of forest fire in Chandpai range over the last three weeks. "The fire originated at Abdullah Shila…
Regret’s of the US president

Regret�s of the US president

It is not often a president says they got something wrong but at the weekend Barack Obama did just that. Asked for his worst mistake while in office, Mr Obama named the failure to plan for the aftermath of Col Gaddafi’s ousting as Libyan leader, which sparked years of instability that are only…
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