The 35th span of the Padma Bridge was installed on Saturday (31st October) bringing a total of over 5.2 kilometers of the huge structure into view as the construction works of 6.15 kilometers long bridge started from December 2014. The span number ‘2B’ was installed on pillars no 8 and 9 at Mawa point, six days after the last one wa...
World Bank, in one of its reports, projects that Bangladesh will see increased remittance flow and secure eighth position in the world in terms of it in 2020. WB revealed the prediction in the report titled "COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens" published on October 29. According to the projection, two South Asian countries will see an inc...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on people with the financial means to help the poor and the needy as she believes poverty in Bangladesh can be eradicated if everyone works together for the betterment of society. She made the remarks on Saturday while inaugurating a programme whereby, 80 secretaries built homes for 160 homeless and landl...
Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves have surpassed $41 billion, three weeks after crossing the $40 billion for the first time. The reserves at the Bangladesh Bank stood at $41.2 billion on Thursday, sufficient to pay more than 10 months of import bills. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal once again thanked the Bangladeshi migrant work...
Bangladesh has laid emphasis on enhanced trade and investment cooperation with China amid growing interest among Chinese investors to invest in Bangladesh. "We are working very closely with the Chinese authorities to know the need of the Chinese importers," said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam while addressing as the chief gu...