Tariqul Islam Sumon Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has taken estimated 956 crores taka project for the navigability development through Chadpur-Mawa- Goalanda naval channel. In order to, transport heavy materials from Mongla Port to Pakshi more efficiently, informed BIWTA Project Director Engr. Md. Saidur Rahman. BIWTA also has made deals with Bangladesh Navy. Project…
Nayon Sarkar Awami league secretary Obaidul Quader categorically rule out any possibility of dialogue, citing BNP themselves shut the door He was speaking as the chief guest at discussion on Awami leagues 11 point proposal to EC organized by its publicity and publication sub committee yesterday. Referring to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakrul’s statement that…
Rony Riad Rashid, Chief Marketing Officer of Summit Communications Limited has recently been awarded ‘CMO of the Year 2017-Technology’ by South Asian Partnership Summit (SAPS) and World HRD Congress, in a Business Excellence Award 2017 ceremony held in Le Méridien, Dhaka. Rony Riad Rashid is a renowned corporate professional in Bangladesh who has held previous…
Rubya Tripty Spain High court summoned deposed Catalan government leader and its 13 other members to appear before court later this week. The summon comes after the sacked Catalan leader in a public speech in Brussels urged EU to intervene in the secession crisis. He asked EU to broker a deal between Spain’s Government and…
Ismail Hossain Imu A Special Security and Protection Battalion (SPBN) unit of about 700 personnel was added to the existing security arrangements at the Prime Minister’s office yesterday morning.The unit, led by an Additional DIG of police, started working from 9am. Officials at Dhaka said the new unit would work in coordination with SSF (Special…
Sabah Mannan Just one month after the Kurdish disputed referendum, the Kurdistan Regional Government denied that it had lost control of its border with Turkey. After the Kurds voted for independence last month, authorities in Iraq’s capital Baghdad demanded control of border crossings with Turkey and Syria. Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq stated his…
Afrida Ahmed Yesterday, at least eight people were killed and almost 12 people were injured after a truck was driven into a cycle way in lower Manhattan, New York City. According to sources, the suspect was identified as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov. He was a 29 year old man who came from Uzbekistan but lived in…
Mamun Ahmed Khan BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is due to appear before the court today in two corruption cases. She would arrive at 11am at the makeshift special court in the capital’s Bakshibazar, her lawyer Sanaullah Miyan confirmed yesterday. Dhaka special court-5 is trying Zia orphanage trust and Zia Charitable trust cases in both of…
Ahmed Raju The country’s main terminal for water vehicles, Sadarghat, is coming under free WiFi zone, an initiative undertaken by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in line with the vision of Digital Bangladesh.Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) will partner DSCC in implementing the initiative. The internet facility for all is soon going to be installed…