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BPC set to float re-tender for the maiden Tk 80b SMP's jobs

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- The lone bidder -- Indonesian PT Pertamina - quoted higher-than- expected costs in the tender for operations and maintenance (O&M) of the country's maiden Tk 80-billion single-point... Read More


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


Vote counting in JUCSU elections underway

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- Vote counting in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) and hall union elections is still underway and is expected to continue throughout the day, an election ... Read More


CPA hands over Pangaon ICD to BIWTA

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- Aiming to shift cargo from overburdened highways to cost-effective river routes, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has signed two agreements to revive Dhaka's Pangaon Inland Conta... Read More


Women's World Cup 2025 to have all-female match officials for first time

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- For the first time in history, the Women's Cricket World Cup will be run entirely by female officials. The ICC confirmed on Thursday that all 31 matches of the 2025 edition in Indi... Read More


JUCSU elections: Error in Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall Ballot

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- An error has surfaced in the ballot paper for the Jahangirnagar University Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall parliamentary election. Voters said they were supposed to choose three... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul off to Singapore for wife's treatment

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Dhaka for Singapore on Wednesday to undergo his wife Rahat Ara Begum's treatment. He, along wi... Read More


Light to moderate rain, thunder showers likely in parts of country

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places in the count... Read More


Kaptai Dam opens all 16 gates as lake level rises

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- The Kaptai Hydropower Plant authorities have opened 16 spillway gates of the dam to discharge excess water into the Karnaphuli River, following a sharp rise in Kaptai Lake's water l... Read More


Protesters block highways in Faridpur for 3rd straight day

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Local residents in Faridpur have once again blocked two highways for the third consecutive day on Wednesday morning, protesting the demarcation of constituencies by the Election Com... Read More