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Ivy takes oath as N’ganj city mayor

Shawdesh desk: Selina Hayat Ivy on Wednesday took an oath as the mayor of Narayanaganj City Corporation (NCC) for the next five years. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath

Bangladesh counts 43 deaths, 8,354 infections from Covid-19 in 24 hours

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh reported 43 deaths from Coronavirus or Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Some 8, 354 people have newly been diagnosed with the virus during the period. The

ECNEC approves Tk 1,503.32cr project to set up frontier technology institute

Shawdesh desk: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a Taka 1,503.32 crore project to set up an institute of frontier technology. Through the ‘Construction of Primary Infrastructure

Korea to prepare master plan for Chattogram urban transportation

Shawdesh desk: South Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun has highlighted the planned cooperation project to prepare a master plan of urban transportation for the Chattogram Metropolitan Area, which will include mass

Bangladesh-India commerce secretary level meeting likely early next month

Shawdesh desk: The Bangladesh and India commerce secretary level meeting is likely to be held in first week of next month to discuss various issues including removal of trade barriers

Bangladesh’s per capita income increases to USD 2,591

Shawdesh desk: The GDP growth rate of the country reached 6.94 percent in FY21 while the per capita income increased to $2,591, according to the final report of Bangladesh Bureau

Momen proposes contact farming deal to South Sudan

Shawdesh desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has proposed to strike deals to South Sudan on different areas including contract farming on agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, saying it could

Maya, Kamrul pay tributes to Bangabandhu

Shawdesh desk: Newly nominated Awami League Presidium Members Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya Bir Bikram and Advocate Kamrul Islam today paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman