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Milton Somaddar used to get pleasure from cutting off hands, legs of old people at his charity home: Harun

Dhaka, May 5 -- Arrested Chairman of 'Child and Old Age Care' Milton Somaddar used to derive 'brutal pleasure' from cutting off the hands and legs of old persons at his charity home, said Additional P... Read More


PM's Adviser Mashiur praises governor for restricting journalists' entry into Bangladesh Bank

Dhaka, May 5 -- Economic Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Mashiur Rahman on Sunday expressed his support for the decision to restrict journalists' entry into Bangladesh Bank. "I should complimen... Read More


State Minister Arafat for sharing BB info with journalists while protecting its sensitivity

Dhaka, May 4 -- State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A Arafat said on Saturday that a mechanism should be developed so that Bangladesh Bank can share information with journalists w... Read More


ADB to provide $121.55m loan for private sector solar project in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 30 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$121.55 million to a Bangladeshi private sector company for constructing a 100-megawatt solar-based power plant in Pabna. The Manila... Read More


Training programme held for RMG workers

Dhaka, April 29 -- Over 400 out-of-work women garment workers have received training in recent two events in a bid to establish business relations with different public and private sector actors, pote... Read More


Universal Pension Scheme registrations reach 0.1m

Dhaka, April 29 -- The number of registrations for the Universal Pension Scheme has crossed 100,000 as of Monday, says a press release. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 17, 2023, launched the U... Read More


Identify areas to increase revenue collection: Land Minister to officials

Dhaka, April 29 -- Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda on Monday directed land officers to identify areas for increasing revenue collection in the land sector. He gave the directives while addressin... Read More


29 factories receive Green Factory Award

Dhaka, April 28 -- The government has given 29 factories from 12 sectors 'Green Factory Award 2023' for their workplace safety, environmental compliance and other good practices. Parliament Speaker D... Read More


AFD celebrates 10 years of development partnership with Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 25 -- Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) Group celebrated 10 years of development partnership with Bangladesh, taking its position as the fifth top partner, contributing €1.8 b... Read More


Tax-break end may threaten tech startup survival

Dhaka, April 24 -- The country's tech-startup entrepreneurs have expressed concern over their sustainability if their tax break ends on June 30, 2024. They said the government's vision to build Smart... Read More