Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted an iftar for orphans, physically-challenged children, war- wounded freedom fighters (FFs), alems (Islamic scholars) and meritorious students at her official Ganobhaban residence on the second day of the holy Ramadan today.
Bangladesh will receive additional $78.4 million World Bank fund to install an additional 480,000 solar home systems in rural areas.
Major economic indicators maintained steady rise in the outgoing 2013-14 financial year (FY14), ending on June 30, 2014.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million to Bangladesh to finance a new sustainable surface water supply system in Dhaka.
The Cabinet today approved the draft of the 'Formalin Control Bill, 2014' with proposal for tough punitive action against misuse and illegal trade of the liquid compound.