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Maldives wants to recruit doctors, nurses from Bangladesh

The Maldives has expressed its keen interest to recruit more doctors and nurses from Bangladesh while the island nation hosts nearly one lakh Bangladeshi expatriate workers at its tourism and fishing sector. The interest was showed while outgoing Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Aishath Shaan Shakir made a farewell call on Foreign Mini...

Bangladesh-India restores air connectivity after 7 months

The air connectivity between the neighbouring Bangladesh and India has been restored under “air bubble” arrangement after more than seven months of flight suspension for containment of Covid-19 pandemic. The first resumption flight between the two countries began as a US-Bangla Airlines regular commercial flight from Dhaka to Kolkat...

ECNEC approves Tk 319 cr project to develop Dhaka North traffic infrastructure

  The government has approved a Tk319-crore project to ensure and improve road safety by developing a traffic infrastructure in areas under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). Under the project, escalators will be installed at foot-overbridges in 16 places in Dhaka North, with each escalator costing Tk1.18 crore. The DNCC will comple...

MODMR built 199 rural bridges in Mymensingh

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has completed the construction works of 199 rural bridges and culverts in Mymensingh district. District Relief and Rehabilitation Office source said (DRRO) the bridges and culverts were constructed at a cost of over TK 46 crore with a view to developing rural communication networks in 13 upazilas o...

Bangladeshi citizen awarded for showing civic responsibility in Qatar

A Bangladeshi national in Qatar was admired by the authorities concerned of Qatar for displaying his civic responsibility and humanitarian gesture. Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar Md Jashim Uddin appreciated the exemplary good deed of Mohammad Yasin by handing over a crest to him this morning at the Embassy of Bangladesh. M...