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Govt to review independent power plant contracts signed under AL rule: Finance adviser

Staff Correspondent: There are inconsistencies in the agreements signed for Independent Power Plants (IPP) during the tenure of the Awami League government, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said on Tuesday (July

CA orders quick appointment of headteachers to 32,000 vacant posts of primary schools

BSS: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has ordered the authorities concerned to appoint the headteachers to the vacant posts at the country’s government primary schools as soon as possible. He

Govt to import 4 lakh tonnes of rice to avert food risk in flood season

TDS Desk: The government on Tuesday decided to import four lakh metric tonnes of rice aiming to avert any kind of food security risk during the flood season. The decision

Govt to spend Tk111 crore to transform Ganobhaban into ‘July Uprising Memorial Museum’

Staff Correspondent: The government has approved a budget of Tk111.19 crore to convert the former prime minister’s official residence, Ganobhaban, into the “July Uprising Memorial Museum”, commemorating the student-led uprising

If Consensus Commission fails, everyone fails: Ali Riaz

Staff Correspondent: Professor Dr Ali Riaz, vice-chairman of the National Consensus Commission, has said that if the commission fails, the responsibility will fall on all. “If the commission fails, everyone

Prof Yunus urges WB to view Bangladesh through lens of progress, not geography

UNB: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged the World Bank not to view Bangladesh merely as a ‘geographical boundary’, stating that the Bangladeshi economy is much bigger than that.