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IEB calls for taskforce to curb project corruption, seeks service rules for private-sector engineers

Staff Reporter, Dhaka: The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) has called for the formation of a dedicated taskforce to ensure transparency and accountability in development projects, alongside urging the government

Army deployed in the field to return to barracks by June

Online Desk: The government is considering withdrawing all army personnel from field-level deployment by June, according to officials. The decision was taken at the first meeting of the law-and-order core

DCs instructed to appoint ‘focal persons’ to ease journalists’ access to info

Online Desk: Information and Broadcasting Secretary Mahbuba Farzana said on Wednesday that Deputy Commissioners (DCs) across the country have been instructed to appoint “focal persons” to facilitate the flow of

Road safety crisis deepens as fatalities cross 400 in April

In the capital Dhaka, 36 road accidents resulted in 24 deaths and 67 injuries UNB: Road accidents across Bangladesh killed 404 people and injured 709 others in April, according to

Padma Barrage feasibility work nearly done, project to go to ECNEC soon, says minister

Staff Correspondent: The technical, survey, and feasibility studies for the Padma Barrage project have nearly been finalised, with the government expected to reach a definitive decision on the matter shortly.

Govt takes steps to reach allowances to real beneficiaries: Sharmin

BSS: State Minister for Social Welfare Barrister Farzana Sharmin Putul on Wednesday said the incumbent government has taken initiatives to reach the government allowances to the real beneficiaries. “The success