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Govt to form ‘Delta Fund' to make Bangladesh climate resilient
The government is going to form a special fund, 'Bangladesh Delta Fund', for implementing its long-term integrated master plan, ‘Delta Plan 2100’, to harness the huge potentials of Bangladesh through water resource management, ensuring food and water security and tackling disasters.
Bhola-Barishal highway in horrible condition
Anyone not familiar with the area will surely hesitate to decide whether it is a highway or a cropland.
Covid-19 also deals a severe blow to Bangladesh’s media industry
At a time when people need credible information, coronavirus has upended Bangladesh’s media industry, hitting hard its revenue generation and claiming the lives of a good number of journalists and infecting many more.
Covid-19 fallout: Govt set to go for huge borrowing
The government has planned to borrow Tk 5714.5 billion from various sources both at home and abroad over the next three fiscal years, including the running one, mainly to face the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic which has stalled economic activities across the world.
Govt to emphasise inclusive growth with rural development, strong local government
The government plans to spend almost Tk 500 billion over the next 3 years in rural development and for strengthening the local government system.
He came, won and lost, thanks to media
There is a saying in Mass Communication that media make personality. Mass media can make a person prominent and ruin one’s reputation in no time. Taking advantage of media’s influence, a wicked man may grow and steal the show. Md Shahed of Regent Group is a glaring example.
People throng Teesta Barrage ignoring coronavirus risk
Ignoring the risk of coronavirus transmission, a huge number of people are thronging the Teesta Barrage project area in Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat, the country's largest irrigation project to enjoy Eid holiday.
Economists fear double-whammy of unemployment may sow social tensions
Piling on top of the pre-pandemic stock of jobless population, economists apprehend the newly unemployed resulting from firms severely scaling back on their activities as part of ‘lockdown’ measures may lead to serious social headwinds on the country’s economy during the post-Covid era.
Youthful crusade for a safe cyberspace
In this digital age, everyday life for anyone without the internet is difficult to imagine almost anywhere in the world. Our dependence on the internet has grown even more pronounced this year during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Avoid artificially fattened cattle during Eid: Experts
Livestock experts have urged people to avoid buying and consuming meat of sacrificial animals that have been artificially fattened using steroid, warning that meat from such animals is very harmful for the human body.