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Green energy in Bangladesh: Govt moves to save solar mini-grids
The government is moving to save solar mini-grids supplying green energy in remote areas from incurring staggering losses and closure as power distribution companies expand operations in off-grid areas.
Minister vows tough fight against air pollution in Dhaka
As the air quality in Dhaka has deteriorated with the advent of winter, the government has decided to conduct mobile court drives to curb the level of air pollution.
Faridpur homeless get special housing project
The government’s allocation of low-cost houses to some 1,480 homeless families of Faridpur under the Asrayan-2 project, as promised by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to mark the Mujib Centennial, has brought smiles all around, among those who usually have very little to smile about.
If masking up is an answer, the apathy has to be dealt with: Experts
Though the government has adopted a ‘no mask, no service policy’ to contain the raging coronavirus, many people still refuse to put on the essential facial covering.
BPC’s ballooning operations call for augmented manpower
A lack of requisite manpower is likely to hamper the scope of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation's operations, that have grown exponentially without a corresponding expansion in the government-mandated workforce for over four decades.
Online shopping boomed but many falling prey to fraudsters
As online shopping has become much more popular amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a section of unscrupulous e-commerce businessmen has started cheating unsuspecting netizens taking advantage of the lack of transparency.
Onion supply glut in Khulna puts TCB in dilemma
Onions prices are cooling down in Khulna with the arrival of new batches in the market, thinning the previously seen long queues of people in front of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) trucks to buy the commodity.
Clamour grows for reopening of DU hostels as exams near
With Dhaka University deciding to hold final-year exams for honours and master's programmes from December 26 amid the Covid pandemic, the clamour for reopening the dormitories has been growing in the wake of the varsity authorities ruling out such a move.
Airlines flights to face suspension for carrying Covid carriers
The government has decided to suspend the flight operation of airlines that will carry passengers without Covid-19 negative certificates as part of its initiative to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Govt aims to rein in budget deficit back within 5% from next fiscal
The government has set itself a target to rein in the budget deficit within 5% of GDP once again from the 2021-22 fiscal, relying on a vibrant economic performance resulting from its injection of various stimulus packages for various sectors to overcome the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.