DOT Desk: The capital’s air quality deteriorated after implementing a Tk 802.25 crore air quality improvement project in nine years since 2009. The project cost included Tk 769.74 crore provided by the World Bank as credit carrying 0.75 per cent service but no interest, reports The New Age BD. The Tk 802.25 crore clean air…
Arab News: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday presented four options aimed at boosting the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories, from sending UN rights monitors and unarmed observers to deploying a military or police force under UN mandate. The proposals were contained in a report requested by the General Assembly in response to a…
DOT Desk Western Marine Shipyard Limited has received ship export orders worth Tk 6.06 billion from abroad, its chief said. The Chattogram-based leading ship-maker is building 10 ocean-going vessels and boats for exporting to three different countries, reports The Financial Express. “Norway, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India have given orders to our company for…
Padmini B. Sankar, Dubai-based freelance writer/ Gulf News It was the heart and hearth of the home, a gadget that brought the family together It seems landlines are becoming obsolete. According to some studies, landlines may disappear altogether by 2037. As more and more people choose to pay only for a cellphone, the traditional landline…
Tanvir Ahmed We love travelling, whenever we save some money, air miles and holidays – we fly. We wanted to visit the Scandinavian countries for a long time and decided to finally visit. I was speaking to one of my friend about our intention of visiting Norway and he has suggested me to visit…
UNB The hearing on a writ petition filed with the High Court seeking its directives to engage Bangladesh Army in conducting voting, counting votes and publishing results of the 11th parliamentary elections will be held after the polls billed for December 30. An HC bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Khairul Alam passed the…
Lost Years of Life 150,000 people are going to die today, and one of the brutally unfair realities of life is that where you are born can dramatically change how and at what age you die. There’s a really fascinating measurement called ‘years of life lost’ which measures how many years shy of the realistic…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the relation between Bangladesh and India has now reached a newer height as both the countries duly value each other.The premier came up with the observation when State Executive Member and Adviser to President BJP, West Bengal of India Dr Anindya Gopal Mitra met her at her…
DOT Desk: To check quality of fertilisers and pesticides, samples of different chemical fertilisers and pesticides under a special programme are being collected from local markets, reports The Daily Observer. According to sources at Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), the farmers use different fertilisers and pesticides in their croplands to increase crop production. The department…
BSS: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved six projects including an amended proposal on the project for the construction of a permanent trade fair centre at Purbachal. The approval came from an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room in the city yesterday with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister…