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Govt plans to revitalise ICT sector
The government has taken a series of mid-term plans to flourish information communication and technology (ICT) through spreading various components of this sector across the country.
Tk 421-cr project to save Chandpur town awaits approval
The district administration of Chandpur has sent a project proposal with an outlay of Tk 421 crore to the Ministry of Water Resources for its approval to protect the town from bank erosion by the Meghna River.
Bangladesh still experiences low Covid death rate; experts wonder why!
Although Bangladesh is a densely-populated country with poor health infrastructures, it has low coronavirus death rate so far, shows worldometer data.
As per the statistics compiled by the global corona reference website, Bangladesh has witnessed a 1.3 percent death rate, one of the world's lowest ones, against the global average of 3.54 percent.
Beverage sales drop with Covid-19 outbreak
The demand for beverages has come down sharply in the country due to Coronavirus pandemic despite the scorching hot.
Govt plans big to upgrade country’s road infrastructures
The government has taken a plan to increase allocation for the transport and communications sector to Tk 773.65 billion in 2022-23 fiscal year, with an average 14.65 percent increase each year, since road connectivity is considered as the most important factor for the rapid development of a country.
Nakugaon reflects pandemic’s heavy toll on trade with India
Revenue for state coffers through Nakugaon, in the northern bordering district of Sherpur, has been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with international trading activities at the land port still only a fraction of levels witnessed till late March.
Desperate for survival, bikers to share rides ‘going beyond rules’
On-demand ride-sharing platforms have seen a dramatic rise since 2016 as a means of living for many and a support for a faster commuting across the capital until Covid-19 pandemic hit the country hard in March. The commuters suffered but not as much as the people who solely relied on it to make a living.
It’s not going away so easily: Experts about coronavirus
Though the Health Minister has said coronavirus is on its way out from Bangladesh whether there is a vaccine or not, noted health experts think it is unlikely to happen as it is a pandemic, not a seasonal virus.
Rundown road in Khulna city irks commuters
Countless broken patches and damaged bitumen have made Mujgunni Highway in Khulna city unusable, causing unspeakable sufferings to thousands of commuters every day.
The highway is one of the most important thoroughfares of the city as it connects Sonadanga Inter-district Bus Terminal and Natun Rastar Mor ther
Pandemic leaves 20,000 people jobless in Khulna city alone
The coronavirus outbreak has left around 20,000 workers in Khulna city without a job over the last four months and forced the closure of 20 percent business establishments.