Country’s first small modular nuclear power plant planned, Chinese team visits Jamalpur
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has taken an initiative to set up a small modular reactor (SMR), or small-sized nuclear power plant, in Bangladesh for the first time. As part of this plan, an expert team of Chinese state-owned company China…
Bangladesh and the Netherlands pledge to work together on water resources management
Bangladesh and the Netherlands have expressed their commitment to working jointly on water resources management. Joris van Bommel, the Netherlands ambassador to Bangladesh, made this commitment during a meeting with Water Resources Minister Md Shahid…
Mostafa Zaman gets charge of Jamuka director general
Md Mostafa Zaman, additional secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, has been appointed director general (DG) of the Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka). Alongside this appointment, his service has been placed with the Ministry of Liberation…
Green buildings can be the sustainable foundation of affordable housing
Finding a home in Dhaka is no longer merely a search for a roof over one's head; bound up with it are the cost of living, the commute to work, electricity and water costs, the environment and the question of leaving a liveable city for future…
Bashundhara City marks 22 years, atrium abuzz with day-long festivities
The journey of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall, one of the country's most popular shopping and lifestyle destinations, has stepped into its 22nd year. Marking the founding anniversary, the Level-1 atrium of the shopping mall was abuzz throughout the day…
Cleanliness drive across SUST campus to prevent dengue
A campus cleanliness drive has been held at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) with the aim of preventing dengue and raising public awareness. The initiative has been taken as part of the three-month programme announced by the…
Citizens should not have to run from office to office for services: Zahir Uddin Swapan
Zahir Uddin Swapan, political adviser to the prime minister, has stressed building an integrated and simple social protection system in which a citizen does not have to go from door to door of multiple government offices to get government services. In…
‘Jamaat ameer has effectively stood on the side of genocide’ — Rashed Khan
By terming Major Akhtaruzzaman, an abettor of genocide, a hero, the Jamaat ameer has effectively taken a position in favour of genocide, the prime minister’s political assistant Rashed Khan has commented. He made the comment in a post on his…
Day-long festive ‘Construct Carnival 2.0’ held at RUET
With a combination of engineering knowledge, creativity and practical skills, the day-long ‘Construct Carnival 2.0’ was held at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET). The RUET campus turned festive throughout the day…
4.5kg of gold strapped to body in a belt, Malaysian passenger held at Shahjalal
Dhaka Customs House has recovered 4.5 kilograms of gold from a Malaysian national who arrived on a Malaysia Airlines flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The estimated value of the recovered gold is about Tk 8 crore. The customs authorities…