The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved three development projects for rural electrification involving Taka 4,717 crore aiming to supply electricity to every village in the country by 2021.
Bangladesh has won a silver medal and a bronze at the 55th Internatrional Mathematics Olympiad in South Africa.
The cabinet yesterday strongly condemned the killings of a huge number of innocent Palestinian people, including women and children, in the Gaza strip by indiscriminate Israeli air strikes in the last few days.
Expressing his dissatisfaction over the internet speed and quality, ICT adviser to the Prime Minister Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Monday said the government will go for providing 1mbps internet connection at union level across the country very soon.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today blasted the post-75 rulers for their inaction about the maritime boundary, saying that Bangladesh could have established its rights in the continental shelf had they taken initiative.