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Big push for renewables: 220 MW Sonagazi solar plant gets green light

, Dec. 7 -- In a major push toward clean energy, the government has taken up a plan to ramp up renewable power generation and reduce reliance on coal and fuel-based electricity that contributes to env... Read More


Bangladesh to drill 3 new gas wells as govt clears Tk 1,136cr exploration plan

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- In a major push to boost domestic energy production and reduce reliance on costly imports, the government will drill three new gas wells in the country involving Tk 1,136 crore. The ... Read More


A decade on, Uttara lake development still stuck in limbo

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- More than a decade after it was first approved with the promise of giving residents a cleaner, greener and more accessible lake environment, the Uttara Lake Development (1st Revised) ... Read More


Dhaka to get state-of-the-art special needs school

Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- The government is set to establish a modern and fully equipped school for children with special needs in Dhaka, aiming to ease the acute shortage of quality education and therapy ser... Read More


Govt moves to modernise BSTI labs with Tk 851.93cr project

, Nov. 22 -- The government has taken up a Tk 851.93 crore project to expand and modernise the physical and chemical laboratories of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to improve prod... Read More


Govt approves new project to equip 8,850 youths with basic self-defence skills

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The government has approved a three-year project titled "Basic Self-Defence Training for Youths" to equip young men and women in Bangladesh with essential self-defence skills aimed a... Read More


Project launched to boost climate resilience, food security in Cox's Bazar

, Nov. 8 -- The government has taken a project aimed at strengthening the resilience and livelihoods of poor and marginal communities in Cox's Bazar, one of Bangladesh's most disaster-prone districts,... Read More


Sylhet Osmani Int'l Airport expansion project rises by Tk 470 crore

, Nov. 4 -- The expansion of Sylhet Osmani International Airport has ecome costliebr by Tk 470.87 crore as project delays and major design revisions push up expenses and extend the completion deadline... Read More


Delays, dollar depreciation push up EC4J project cost to Tk 1,264 crore

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The cost of the Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project, designed to boost Bangladesh's export diversification and employment generation, has ballooned by nearly Tk 159 crore ... Read More