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Bad road hits businesses at Sonahat Landport
Full of pits and potholes, the approach road to Sonahat Land Port in Kurigram's Bhurungamari upazila has started to resemble the Moon's surface.
Govt to hire for 12,600 posts to promote job-oriented education
To promote job-oriented education in Bangladesh, the government has decided to recruit for some 12,600 posts across technical colleges and polytechnics over three fiscals.
Plug loopholes to tackle illicit trade in Covid times, economists tell govt
Expressing concern over the rising illicit trade in Bangladesh in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic,economists have exhorted the government to take adequate steps to tackle the menace.
Rapid urbanisation eating into Chaugachha's farm lands
Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation are taking place in Jashore's Chaugachha upazila — but, all at the expense of fertile farming lands.
Bangladesh “outraged” by Myanmar's falsehood, fabrication of facts at UNGA
Bangladesh is "outraged" to witness another "blatant demonstration of falsehood and fabrication of facts" by Myanmar in the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) and shared the situation on the ground before the international community.
Covid wilts sales, Amphan flattens flowers of Jashore
For Imran Hossain, April-May is usually a time of hard labour and celebration. But 2020 is a year of distress for this young flower grower as well as several other flower cultivators of Jashore's Godkhali.
Possible winter wave of Covid: What measures experts suggest to tackle it
As there is an apprehension that Bangladesh may witness the resurgence of Covid-19 in the coming winter, health experts say educating people, encouraging them to follow health safety rules, ensuring adequate tests and strictly quarantining visitors from abroad are key to containing it effectively.
US eyes broader economic ties amid Bangladesh's big push on investment front
The United States is looking for broader economic engagement with Bangladesh exploring additional ways to deepen the partnership as Bangladesh has made a "big push" for attracting foreign direct investment from major countries, officials said.
Transforming agriculture: Bangladesh moving towards high-value crops
As part of its crop diversification and boosting agricultural output in the country, the government is taking region-based projects to promote the cultivation of new and high-value crops, and bring fallow, char and Haor lands under cultivation.
Customs to have specialised unit to combat duty evasion
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will soon set up a separate central risk management unit of the customs department to combat duty evasion through use of technology.