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PM seeks oil from Saudi Arabia

Diplomatic Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought oil from Saudi Arabia with payment in deferred schedule. The prime minister expressed her call when Deputy Minister of Interior of the

Govt aims to build cashless society in 3-4 years: Joy

Desk Report: Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy yesterday said the government aims to build a cashless society within the next three or four years as part of

Agricultural minister writes to other ministers to use fallow lands for cultivation

Staff Correspondent: Agricultural Minister Abdur Razzaque has sent demi official (DO) letters to some other ministers to cultivate unused lands of sugar, jute, textile mills and railways to mitigate any

CAAB not to waive dues Tk 8,000 cr to Biman

Special Correspondent: The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) will not waive the dues amount of Tk 8080 crore to Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Apart from this, there was a discrepancy

40 m people to be benefited after opening of Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway

FBD Desk: All set to begin construction work of the long-awaited Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway Project (DAEEP) as major challenges are mitigated. The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually lay the

Essentials’ prices not to fall so far

Staff Correspondent: The retail price of rice is not decreasing in the markets of the capital. The Rice price remains the same as last week. Meanwhile, the plentiful supply of