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Public procurement rules brace for major revision

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- The government is set to make a major revision in the public procurement rules (PPR), eliminating the existing provision of 10 per cent price cap on the official estimation of any p... Read More


Govt's non-tax revenue up 43pc in 11 months of fiscal year 2024-25

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Unlike the tax-revenue incomes, the government's non-tax revenue saw a steep rise until May of the last fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, according to official data. The volume of non-tax r... Read More


IMED finds serious malfunction, irregularities

Dhaka, Sept. 1 -- Various irregularities and large-scale malfunction have been found in the Department of Primary Education's (DPE) mid-day meal distribution programme in 35 districts across the count... Read More


METRO RAIL'S MRT-2 LINE: Project moves with WB aid for feasibility study

Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Dhaka metro rail's MRT-2 project is set to move as the World Bank offers approximately US$2.5 million in technical grants for its feasibility study. Officials say it happens to be WB... Read More


BD gets no fresh aid pledges from its 3 bilateral donors for two fiscals

Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh has not received any fresh commitments of aid from its three important bilateral development partners, including China and India, for the last two consecutive fiscal years,... Read More


PPA proposes Tk 4.9b staff accommodation project

Dhaka, July 26 -- The Payra Port Authority (PPA) wants to excavate ponds and build water reservoirs by filling up a deep land adjacent to the port area to facilitate accommodation for its employees by... Read More


Dev spending hits rock-bottom low at Tk 1.53t

Dhaka, July 23 -- Development spending in Bangladesh hit rock bottom in the past fiscal year as agencies under the post-uprising government trailed far behind even the pared-down Tk 2.26-trillion Annu... Read More


Indian LoC Funding Hurdles: Over 16 projects worth $3.0b being axed shortly

Dhaka, July 19 -- At least 16 development projects worth some US$3.0 billion under an Indian credit scheme for Bangladesh are being discarded shortly due to funding hurdles on the lender's part, offic... Read More


Foreign consultants being hired, port smarts from viability problems

Dhaka, July 12 -- A move gets underway to hire local and foreign consultants for Tk 274.20 million for operating systems automation of Pyra seaport, while the port struggles for viability, sources sai... Read More


Breakthroughs beckon as 60 cases settled, corporates queueing up

Dhaka, July 5 -- Breakthroughs beckon in a current crash course in cleansing piles of non-performing loans as the government-formed loan -recovery committee has settled at least 60 cases worth more th... Read More