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US-Bangla to add 2 Boeing 737-800 to its fleet in November
Dhaka, September 15 (UNB) – US-Bangla Airlines is set to add two new Boeing 737-800 aircrafts to their fleet by November, according to a press release issued on Saturday.
Section 57 to go with passing of Digital Security Bill: Jabbar
Dhaka, Sept 15 (UNB) - Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Saturday said section 57 of the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) would no longer be there with the passing of the Digital Security Bill by parliament.
Right body demands passengers’ representation in proposed transport law
Dhaka, Sep 15 (UNB) - Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity on Saturday demanded representation of passengers in the proposed road transport law.
Hasina looks at next generation, BNP at election: Quader
Dhaka, Sept 15 (UNB) - Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday opined that BNP does not understand anything but power and such political parties are ‘disaster’ for Bangladesh.
NWPGCL plans to generate 10,000 MW of electricity by 2030
Dhaka, Sept 15 (UNB) - The state-owned North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL), founded in 2007 as a generation entity for the country’s north-western region, has planned to generate 10,000 MW of electricity by 2030.
2.5 kg gold seized at Dhaka airport
Dhaka, Sept 14 (UNB) - Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized 25 gold bars weighing around 2.5 kg from the cargo section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night.
Farmers can grow more; slow climate change: Studies
Dhaka, Sept 14 (UNB) - Two new studies have confirmed that farmers can win both ways -- achieving a boost in harvests and helping to slow climate change.
RMG workers reject Tk 8,000 as minimum wage; stage protests
Dhaka, Sept 14 (UNB) – Turning down the minimum wage of Tk 8,000 as fixed by the government, garment workers on Friday demanded raising it to Tk 16,000.
Over 66,000 hectares lost to Padma since 1967-NASA report
Dhaka, September 14 (UNN) - More than 66,000 hectares (256 square miles) of land have been lost—roughly the area of Chicago, one of the biggest cities in the US - to erosion caused by the Padma River since 1967.
Govt, semi-govt, other agencies owe Tk 1,435 cr to Power Ministry
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – Different ministries, semi-government and non-government agencies owe a total of Tk 1,435 crore to Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry as their outstanding electricity bills.