Bangladesh's economy is projected to reach $516.24 billion in the fiscal 2024-25, outperforming advanced economies such as Denmark, Singapore and Hong Kong along the way, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Denmark is expected to have a GDP of $484.38 billion at the current dollar value in 2025, while Singapore and Hong Kong will see th...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government has been mulling setting up of another nuclear power plant in the southern region to meet the increased demand for electricity which was a prerequisite to ensure country's overall development. "We are going to install another (nuclear) power plant after completion of the existing one. We will con...
In South Asia, Bangladesh tops the list of the countries that have turned around after overcoming the pandemic. According to the Japanese media Nikkei, Bangladesh is on the top of the Asia's Covid-19 recovery index in South Asia. The index assesses countries and regions on infection management, vaccine rollouts and social mobility. The higher t...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the new administration cadre officers to work for ensuring justice for all as she addressed certificate-giving and closing ceremony of the 119th and 120th Law and Administration Training Courses. "Stand beside the people and ensure justice for them utilizing the knowledge acquired from the training," she...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 1,435.89 crore project to upgrade the Tangail-Delduar-Louhati-Saturia-Kawalipara-Kalampur bus stand road regional highway to due standard and width to ensure safe and uninterrupted road communication system. The approval came in the 5th ECNEC meeting of the c...