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Bhasan Char, a custom built residential area for the Rohingyas equipped with all civic facilities

Sayed Ullah, one of the Rohingyas landed in Bhasan Char on Friday, could not hold his feelings of extreme happiness seeing all the facilities there and kept calling relatives back in Cox's Bazar camps to join the next batch. "Alhamdulillah. We are extremely happy. I had never imagined that such a beautiful place is waiting for us with so many f...

Bangladesh to connect to 3rd submarine cable: ECNEC approves project

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 693.16 crore project to install 3rd submarine cable to expand the country’s international telecommunications system. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC held on Tuesday with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The P...

Awami League Govt succeeded in keeping the Economy Afloat during Corona crisis

After the government announced 21 stimulus packages involving more than Tk 1,21,000 crore to tackle the pandemic fallout, 39.23 percent of the total amount or Tk 47,615 crore was disbursed till October 31, according to a report of the finance ministry. A total of 3.54 crore people have received assistance from various stimulus-cash-food support...

Govt to provide 30 million COVID-19 vaccines free of cost

The government is set to provide 3 crore doses of vaccine initially among the people free of cost alongside taking tougher action to compel people wearing masks to check further spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. “Three crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines, which are being procured primarily, will be given to the people free...

Govt creating skilled manpower for ‘4th Industrial Revolution’: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her government’s initiative to create skilled manpower to keep pace with the advancement of technology and face the challenges of ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’. “We have to keep pace with the world as far as the technology is concerned . . . Otherwise, the count...