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Utilities propose distribution costs between Tk 0.85 and Tk 2.05 per unit

Dhaka, May 21 -- Power distribution companies on Thursday proposed revisions to retail electricity tariffs before the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC), with estimated distribution costs ... Read More


PM chairs cabinet meeting at Secretariat

Dhaka, May 21 -- A meeting of the cabinet began on Thursday evening at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting is underway at the Public Administration... Read More


NDF demands increasing health budget allocation to 5 percent of GDP

Dhaka, May 21 -- National Doctors' Forum (NDF), a platform of doctors, on Thursday demanded a phased increase in government spending on the health sector to 5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GD... Read More


bKash Modernises St. Joseph Higher Secondary School Library

Dhaka, May 21 -- bKash, the country's largest mobile financial services provider, has modernised the library of the historic St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka. As part of bKash's Corporate Soc... Read More


BNP leader killed in Narayanganj; 4 held

Narayanganj, May 21 -- A local leader of BNP was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Kaunda in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Osman Goni, ... Read More


Bangladesh needs people-centric budget with stronger tax system, say speakers at NCP discussion

Dhaka, May 21 -- Economists and policy analysts on Thursday called for a fundamental departure from the routine budget-making process, urging the government to craft a genuinely people-oriented budget... Read More


Rhythmic clanging fills blacksmith villages in B'baria ahead of Eid

Brahmanbaria, May 21 -- ul-Azha draws closer, the rhythmic clanging of hammers on glowing iron has transformed blacksmith villages in Brahmanbaria's Nabinagar upazila into bustling hubs of activity. ... Read More


DNCC chief visits renovated Akbaria Eidgah ground, orders eviction drive

Dhaka, May 21 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan on Thursday visited the newly renovated Akbaria Eidgah ground in Mirpur and directed authorities to remove ill... Read More


BSEC holds free investment literacy workshop for women investors

Dhaka, May 21 -- Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Thursday organised a free preliminary investment education workshop exclusively for women investors, continuing its series of f... Read More


BRAC, LEGO Foundation launch five-year child development initiative in Cox's Bazar

, May 21 -- BRAC, in partnership with the LEGO Foundation, has launched a five-year initiative aimed at supporting early childhood development for Rohingya refugee children and vulnerable host communi... Read More