Bangladesh will grow despite conspiracies: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said vested quarters are out there to stage various types of incidents in the country to tarnish its image before the world. "Bangladesh will march forward, no one will ever be able to pull Bangladesh back. Some incidents are happening … vested quarters unleashing these deliberately to tarnish the c...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for strong regional connectivity

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the brand new Dash 8-400 aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, expressing her conviction to establish a strong regional connectivity cashing in on the country’s geographical location in Southeast Asia. “We want to establish strong connectivity with neighboring countries ...

The Bridge on the River Padma

Dr. Rashid Askari: At long last--putting an end to all spiteful rumours, discouragements and despair; blithely ignoring all nasty naysayers; and defying all overwhelming odds and obstacles, the long-awaited Padma Bridge has come into view. As the last span has been installed connecting both sides of the mighty Padma, the long body (6.15-kilomet...

MODMR built 199 rural bridges in Mymensingh

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has completed the construction works of 199 rural bridges and culverts in Mymensingh district. District Relief and Rehabilitation Office source said (DRRO) the bridges and culverts were constructed at a cost of over TK 46 crore with a view to developing rural communication networks in 13 upazilas o...

ECNEC approves procuring passenger carriages for Railway

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the 'Procurement of 20 meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives and 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages for Bangladesh Railway' with an estimated cost of Taka 1,799.11 crore. Bangladesh Railway will implement the project by June 2021. Of the total project cost of Taka ...

Information And Communication Technology For Good Governance

  Bangladesh has reached a milestone in providing government services and information to citizens by launching the ‘National Portal’ which carries 25,000 websites of different government organizations. This portal has brought the whole Bangladesh in a single webpage. From tourism to land records, citizens are able to find any inf...