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ADP expenditure of Tk 7,143 crore lowest in 12 years

Only 2.57pc of total allocation of Tk 278,288cr spent till August

Mizanur Rahman

ADP expenditure of Tk 7,143 crore lowest in 12 years

Tk 7,143 crore has been spent on the annual development programme (ADP) so far, the lowest in the past 12 ...

Staff Correspondent

Bangladesh Dental Society (BDS), the national organisation for registered dental professionals, held a press conference on Thursday outlining the next ...

53pc respondents want interim govt should stay in power for 2 years

Observer Online Report

Fifty-three per cent of respondents in a survey think that the current interim government led by Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus ...

Fugitive life-term jail sentence covict arrested after 36 years

Observer Correspondent

A fugitive convict of life-term jail sentence in a dacoity case of Fulchari in Gaibandha district has been arrested after ...

15 years of grievances can't be solved in 15 days: Prof Yunus tells NBR

Observer Online Desk

Seeking some time to address people's long grievances, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said they have to resolve it ...

Al-Arafah Islami Bank steps into 30 years

Business Desk

Al-Arafah Islami Bank (AIB) Plc has stepped into 30 years. On this occasion, a discussion meeting, prayer ceremony were organized ...

India's L&T Semicon expects its chip production to start in 2 years

NEW DELHI, Sept 29: Fabless chip company L&T Semiconductor Technologies expects manufacturing of semiconductor products designed by it to start ...

Dementia the sun downing in golden years

Dr Zubair Khaled Huq

Dementia is a decline in mental function from a previous level which is severe enough to interfere with daily living. ...

Tk 65,000cr spent on ICT in 15 years, but progress falls short: Ministry

Business Correspondent

The telecommunications and ICT sectors failed to make expected progress despite making a massive investment of Tk 65,000 crore in ...

‘Central banks may face volatile inflation for years to come’

FRUNKFURT, Sept 23: A shopper buys pineapples at a fruit and vegetable market in Berlin. Most economists failed to predict ...

Aus bans former SL Test cricketer for 20 years

SYDNEY, SEPT 19: Former Sri Lankan Test cricketer Dulip Samaraweera was banned Thursday from holding any position within Australian cricket ...

Iran's president names first Sunni governor in 45 years

TEHRAN, Sept 18: Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, on Wednesday nominated a member of the Sunni Muslim minority to be ...

Proposal on raising age-limit to 35 years to enter govt jobs

Observer Online Desk

The Cabinet Division has sent a proposal on raising the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years and ...

Food officers urge not to transfer them before 3 years

Staff Correspondent

Officers in the Directorate General of Food (DG Food) urged the authorities not to transfer them before they completed three ...

Bangladesh to get $5 billion from IsDB in next 3 years

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is likely to come up with an overall support of around $4 billion to $5 ...

16 to 30 years old people mostly prone to dengue

Dhaka sees highest patients, deaths; 1 dies, 561 more hospitalised in 24hrs

Tausiful Islam

16 to 30 years old people mostly prone to dengue

The highest number of dengue patients is between 16 to 30 years old.At least 256 people in between 16 to ...

Assistant who killed Pathao CEO Fahim Saleh sentenced to 40 years in jail

Observer Online Desk

A personal assistant convicted of killing and dismembering his former tech entrepreneur boss after stealing about US$400,000 from him was ...

BAB gets new chairman after 17 years of control by a single person

Business Correspondent

Dhaka Bank Chairman Abdul Hai Sarkar has been elected as the Chairman of Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), the organization ...

USA slump to first home defeat against Canada in 67 years

KANSAS CITY, SEPT 8: Canada scored their first away win over the United States in 67 years on Saturday with ...

Dhaka Regency Premier Club celebrates 12 years

Life & Style Desk

Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort recently hosted an extraordinary event of its highly esteemed loyalty program, the Dhaka Regency Premier ...

China's Xi pledges over $50 bn in financing for Africa over next 3 years

Observer Online Desk

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged more than $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years ...

Xi hosts two dozen African leaders at China's biggest summit in years

BEIJING, Sep 4: Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than two dozen African leaders at a banquet in Beijing on ...

‘Foreign loan deals signed over years to be looked into’

The Committee on the preparation for "White Paper on the State of Bangladesh Economy" would look into the loan agreements ...

Editors suggest interim govt should stay in power three years

Observer Online Report

Newspaper editors have opined that the interim government should stay in power for "minimum two to three years," said Chief ...

2m BD children at risk in worst floods in 34 years: UNICEF

Staff Correspondent

Over two million children in eastern Bangladesh are at risk as floods sweep through homes, schools and villages, UNICEF has ...

Emirates served over 120,000 unescorted children in 5 years

Business Desk

Over the past 5 years, more than 120,000 children have availed of Emirates' Unaccompanied Minors and Young Passenger services. The ...

Dealmakers ponder what's next after tough Biden antitrust years

NEW YORK, Aug 26: President Joe Biden's skeptical approach to corporate mergers has been a hallmark of his administration's business ...

Pakistani band Jal to sing in Bangladesh after 14 years

Observer Online Report

Popular Pakistani band Jal, who gave hit songs like 'Adaat' and 'Sajni', is coming to Bangladesh to entertain Bangladeshi audience ...

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)- 1

Fruits, vegetables will be cultivated on 3 lakh hectares of land under GAP in next three years

Jibon Islam

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Policy 2020 was passed on December 21, 2020, for safe food production, improvement of farmers' living ...

Justice for 3 HC judges removed for misconduct in limbo for 5 years

Muhammad Yeasin

Three judges of the High Court Division were removed from the judiciary in 2019 on allegations of corruption and serious ...