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Padma Bridge opens up road to progress

Padma Bridge is not just a mega development project; it is a symbol of political resolution, courage and capability

Self-financed Padma Bridge takes Bangladesh out of dependency: PM Hasina

Self-financed Padma Bridge takes Bangladesh out of dependency: PM Hasina

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said successful construction of the Padma Bridge with own finance helped Bangladesh come out of dependency on others to conduct the country's development ...

Lights turned on at Padma Bridge for the first time on Saturday, 4 June 2022.

18 more days to inauguration Last moment preparations at Padma Bridge

All the work underway at the Padma Bride surround the inauguration ceremony now. Top officials of the government are visiting the bridge area almost every day

Padma bridge

Massive arrangements surrounding the inauguration of Padma Bridge

The government and ruling party Awami League are going to organise remarkable arrangements to celebrate the inauguration of the Padma Bridge

The under construction elevated expressway in Chattogram's EPZ area

Chattogram elevated expressway Project on 'speculation', costs go up by Tk 13b

As the project for constructing the elevated expressway from the Lalkhan Bazar of Chattogram city to the airport was hurriedly taken based on speculation, the cost has gone up by Tk 13 billion now

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina

Don't build unplanned establishments in Cox's Bazar: PM Hasina

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all not to build indiscriminate establishments in Cox's Bazar.

Speakers at the discussion organised on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the Centre for Urban Studies

CUS discussion 'Inequity rising along with development'

Inequity is increasing along with development in the country. The government's social safety net programme for the urban poor needs to be reorganised

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal

Reduction of pressure on forex reserve Govt to hold up less important dev projects

However, he made it clear that the projects will not be cancelled

ADB vice president (operations-1) Shixin Chen paid a courtesy call on PM Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban on Monday

PM Hasina urges ADB to finance Bangladesh's Delta Plan 2100

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement Delta Plan 2100

The under-construction iconic railway station in Cox's Bazar

Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar railway New railways to bring pace in economy

Speaking to Prothom Alo, Abu Morshed Chowdhury, president of Cox’s Bazar chamber, said the launch of the railway would mark the beginning of a multi-faceted ways of communication between Cox’s Bazar ...

Mofizur Rahman

Interview 'Land acquisition delays Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar railway project'

Mofizur Rahman is the project director of the under-construction rail line project from Chattogram’s Dohazari to Cox's Bazar. In an interview with Prothom Alo, he spoke about the fast-track project’s ...

PM Sheikh Hasina

Padma Bridge to open to traffic end this year: PM Hasina

Prime minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the Padma Bridge will open to traffic by the end this year

Benapole land port

Land port development: Five out of six projects not ending in time

The progress of five projects ranges between 9 to 36 per cent. Once these projects are complete, freight truck goods can be loaded and unloaded easily.

Land acquisition funds for the poor misappropriated

Moheshkhali SPM project Land acquisition funds for the poor misappropriated

Investigations by Sharif Uddin, the dismissed deputy assistant director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), revealed this corruption. He had submitted the probe report to the ACC’s Chattogram ...

Mahbub Talukdar

Development never alternative to democracy: Mahbub Talukdar

Election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar on Monday said development is never an alternative system to democracy

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