The Awami League led government has embarked on a comprehensive plan to set up two power plants with a combined capacity of 9,000 megawatt (mw) at Maheshkhali Island, in an effort to achieve the monumental task of ensuring electricity for country's total 161 million people by 2021.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved "Bangabandhu Satellite Launching project" involving Taka 2967.95 crore aimed at having country's first own satellite in the orbit.
The country's inflow of inward remittance rose 16 percent to $1.16 billion in August, compared to the same month a year ago, as a result of governments effort to ensure export of skilled workers remains strong.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the tiger range countries to keep their continued stride for protecting the big cats as she assured that her government would do everything to this end.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock at the death of eminent political scientist and former chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) Professor Mostafa Chowdhury.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the BIMSTEC Secretariat in Dhaka on Saturday.
According to latest opinion polls conducted by a Washington based research organisation, the majority of the Bangladeshi voters were optimistic that the Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will spur the countries economy.
The government unveiled plans to provide stipends to 1 ,44,000 male students from the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust Fund. As the government attaches high priority to education, it initiated the fund last year with Tk 1,000 crore as seed money.
Russian company JSC Atomstroyexport will begin preparatory works for construction of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant this month as the Bangladesh Atomic Energy commission issued performance.
Saima Wazed Hossain has made 'a great mark' with her works on autism to put the neuro-development disorder on the World Health Organisation’s map, the UN agency says.
Saima Wazed Hossain who spearheads autism campaign in Bangladesh has been awarded with the ‘WHO Excellence Award’ for her contribution in public health in the region.
The Awami League led government signed a $15 million financing deal with International Fund for Agricultural Development for a project to improve living standards and reduce vulnerability of 94,000 'haor' people in 26 Upazilas.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said the government has chalked out a number of decisive moves to secure round-the-clock supplies of power for all citizens across the country by 2021.
Visiting Director General of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Margaret Chan yesterday highly praised the achievements of Bangladesh in the health sector saying other countries in this region can follow the country in this field.
Health ministers of 11 Asian nations adopted the Dhaka Declaration, pledging to control and eliminate bacterial and viral diseases transmitted by blood sucking insects like mosquitoes.
Visiting Indian Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan Yerterday highly praised the health sector achievements of Bangladesh and said these successes could be utilized for development of the Indian health sector.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Yesterday put emphasis again on the framing of a national broadcast policy, saying that no institution could be run smoothly without the policy.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock at the death of legendary Nazrul singer Feroza Begum.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp, Japan's steel giant, is set to open a factory in Bangladesh this month in an effort to grab the growing steel market.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on behalf of the Jatiya Sangsad for receiving the prestigious "Peace Tree" award from UNESCO for her outstanding contribution to women and girls education.
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