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Rural health clinics: promises,performances, and despair

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Across Bangladesh's countryside, a remarkable health-policy transformation has unfolded over the past two decades. Tens of thousands of low-level health posts-community clinics and un... Read More


NBR launches automated online VAT refund system

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday launched an automated online Value Added Tax (VAT) refund system, allowing refunds to be transferred directly to taxpayers' bank accou... Read More


Dozens of auditors, firms under scanners over cooking books

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- A host of audit firms and auditors are under the scanner of government investigation agencies over alleged irregularities in audited financials of business tycoons implicated in the m... Read More


Clearing public perception on cybersecurity crucial ahead of polls: Debapriya

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Noted economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has called for all political parties to clear public perception on cybersecurity during their election campaigns, warning of massive digital ... Read More


BPC retenders SPM O&M contract

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The government has renewed efforts to appoint a contractor for the operation and maintenance (O&M) and marine services of Bangladesh's first single-point mooring (SPM) for a five-year... Read More


Venezuela to export $2b worth of oil to US

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, a flagship negotiation... Read More


Gas crunch hits fertiliser output

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The state-run BCIC has sought an uninterrupted supply of at least 197 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) to keep four urea fertiliser factories operational for 11 consecutive m... Read More


A 'budget-friendly' day trip to Bandarban

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- What if Bandarban, the hill city of Bangladesh, typically requiring multiple days to explore, could be experienced in less than 24 hours? It might sound impossible, but that's precise... Read More


Revoke decision to bear foreign observers' housing, meal costs< TIB urges Election Commission

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), on Tuesday, called for the revocation of the Election Commission's (EC) 'imprudent' decision to bear accommodation and meal costs of the f... Read More


Japan gives Tk 13.8m for school transport, classroom expansion

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Japan has extended a grant of about BDT 13.8 million (US$ 115,723) to two Bangladeshi non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support education-focused projects for improving safety ... Read More