Dhaka, 25 January – Sheikh Bashir Uddin, the Government’s Trade Adviser, has voiced serious concerns over the financial burden created by large-scale infrastructure projects such as the Karnaphuli Tunnel, Payra Port, and the Padma Bridge. Speaking after a taskforce meeting at the Secretariat to review market conditions and prices of essential food items ahead of […]

Government Greenlights Construction of Three Luxurious Residential Towers in Dhaka’s Ministerial Zone The Government of Bangladesh has approved an ambitious project to construct three high-rise residential buildings in Dhaka’s prestigious ministerial zone, aiming to provide accommodation for ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of constitutional institutions. The project, valued at BDT 78.6 billion, will […]

As the nation prepares for the 13th general election on 12 February, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) and the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) are expediting the recruitment of more than 14,000 assistant teachers in government primary schools. Following the publication of written exam results on 21 January, oral (viva) examinations are […]

In an unusual wildlife incident in Chattogram, a group of teenagers caught a large python that had wandered into a local neighbourhood. What began as a curious encounter quickly turned chaotic, ending with the snake being safely released back into the wild by authorities. The incident occurred in Lohagara Upazila, when the python entered a […]