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September 30, 2023 9:01 PM

In Bangladesh, Malayalee people cheerfully celebrates Onam

Dhaka Malayalee Association (DMA) on Saturday cheerfully celebrated Onam at Dhaka Boat Club. High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Pranay Verma inaugurated the celebration programme by lighting a lamp. Speaking on the occasion, the High Commissioner said Over the last many years, Onam has become a global festival and it beautifully showcases the vibrant culture of Kerala. Verma said Onam is the festival of every person who speaks Malayalee and during Onam celebration r...

September 18, 2023 5:52 PM

In Bangladesh, Election Commission warns officials against biased behavior

In Bangladesh, Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said that if any election officials’ behavior was found biased during the election or even before announcing the polls schedule, the commission would definitely take action. While talking to reporters in Dhaka, the CEC said such a decision has been taken for the sake of public trust and elections. He said that even before the announcement of the election schedule, if the officials concerned with the election cre...

September 14, 2023 3:58 PM

In Bangladesh, Government fixes prices of essential commodities to check retail inflation

In Bangladesh, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday fixed the price of potatoes, onions, sugar, soybean and eggs to check the retail inflation. The Minister said during the press conference that the government has decided to operate drives across the country and enhance monitoring to ensure the selling of these goods at the prices fixed by it. Earlier, the Commerce Ministry sought recommendations from the ministries based on the production and marketing costs of these go...

August 27, 2023 9:33 PM

In Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner laid foundation stone of Knowledge Park at Chattogram

Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pranay Verma and Bangladesh Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak today jointly laid the foundation stone of the Knowledge Park at Chattogram. The IT park is being built with Government of India’s financing support. The Government of India is providing a concessional Line of Credit worth nearly US$ 250 million to establish 12 such IT parks in 12 different districts of Bangladesh. On the occasion, High...

August 17, 2023 5:20 PM

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina rolls out Universal Pension Scheme

Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina rolled out the Universal Pension Scheme on Thursday aiming to bring the citizens, aged above 18, under the pension coverage. She launched the pension scheme joining a virtual function from her official residence in Dhaka. Four different packages- Pragati, Surokkha, Samata and Prabashi- out of a total of six planned ones were initially introduced under the universal pension scheme to ensure the lifetime pension facility for the participant citizens. ...

July 24, 2023 7:32 PM

In Bangladesh, July become cruellest for dengue outbreak, situation may worsened in August-September

Bangladesh is grappling with a mosquito borne dengue outbreak, at least 129 people died of dengue fever in July only, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The hospitalisation and death trend in the ongoing dengue endemic is the worst in 23 years, according to available data and entomologists. This year dengue has killed 176 people and forced 32,977 to admit to health facilities across Bangladesh. Despite the government's visible preventive measures, the numb...