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Nutrition status in Bangladesh

Doubt about meeting 62pc of nutrition target

Bangladesh has fallen behind in meeting the global nutrition goal. There are doubts about meeting up 62 per cent of the goal in this regard. Bangladesh has no alternative to integrated initiatives to ...

A train at Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka

Number of trains decline despite huge investment in railways

368 passenger trains are commuting in the country according to Bangladesh Railways whereas 276 are actually in operation. A total of 92 trains, mostly mail, local and commuter trains, remain out of ...

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina addresses US–Bangladesh Business Council at her palace of residence in New York on 22 September 2022

PM Hasina seeks larger US investments in Bangladesh

We would be happy to offer a dedicated ‘Special Economic Zone’ for the US investors, said Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina

"It's a son-of-a-pig economy"

"It's a son-of-a-pig economy"

"The people of developing countries must tell their people: 'Sir, we do not want your help, kindly just keep your sons of a pig away from us."

Editorial

Development project and implementation When will the ministries wake up?

According to a Prothom Alo report, 17 ministries could not spend one per cent of the allocation from the budget for the 2022-23 in July-August, with foreign, youth and sports, and home ministry’s ...

Kalna bridge

Toll rates fixed for Kalna bridge

Bangladesh bridges authorities have rolled out toll rates for the bridge -- a private car travelling on it will have to pay Tk 55 as fee. A biker, on the other hand, will have to pay Tk 10 for a ...

Editorial

Human Development Index: No scope to be complacent

But there is no scope to be complacent over this success. We must remember that the country is faring well overall. As many as 128 countries are ahead of Bangladesh

UNDP Human Development Report 2021-22

UNDP HDI report Bangladesh ranks 129th in human development

UNDP published its ‘Human Development Report 2021-22’ on Thursday, where Bangladesh scored 0.661, that is, 0.0006 more than its previous score

Recently taken photo shows work progressing on the land owned by Sheikh Hasina University.

Sheikh Hasina University Students are there, not facilities

The university at Netrokona, named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will observe its fourth anniversary soon. By now, only students are admitted here but they are not getting any sort of facility. ...

Giving more, getting less -- let relations with India be balanced

Giving more, getting less -- let relations with India be balanced

The message that has gone out to the global community is that the competence of Bangladesh's professional diplomats in determining foreign policy and vision is not up to the standard. Under these ...

Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge over Kachua river in Pirojour. The bridge established direct road connectivity between Khulna and Barishal divisions

PM Hasina opens Bangamata Fazilatun Nesa Bridge in Pirojpur

She opened the 1,493-metre bridge joining a function virtually from her office, Ganabhaban, in the capital this morning

Condition of roads in rural areas

Rural road: 25pc turns dilapidated

A big portion of roads under the Local Government and Engineering Department has turned dilapidated, as the organisation said 25 per cent of their road is not usable

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a discussion Dhaka South City Awami League and Dhaka North City Awami League jointly organised at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC), Dhaka, marking the National Mourning Day and 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 30 August 2022

It’s not possible to show more compassion to Khaleda Zia: PM Hasina

Time and again they wanted to kill me. Even then I show compassion (to Khaleda Zia), said prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a discussion at BICC, Dhaka, marking the National Mourning Day and 47th ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he delivers a speech after he inaugurated India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX), India's first international bullion exchange, at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, or GIFT City in Gandhinagar, India on 29 July, 2022

India to be a developed nation by 2047: Modi

Highlighting country's development journey, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said despite experiencing many shortcomings, India will be a developed nation by 2047

Eighth Bangladesh-China friendship bridge in Pirojpur awaits inauguration

PM Hasina to open 8th Bangladesh-China friendship bridge 4 Sept

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Pirojpur district on 4 September

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