Rejaul Karim Byron

In a first, the government is set to select bidders through limited tendering for implementing the digital connectivity

The government may again send a high-powered team to China at the end of January to speed up the signing of the

The government is going to form a company to oversee bus operations in the capital, provide people with better services and reduce traffic congestion.

The Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) is set to take place in Dhaka next week to discuss issues related to

The government's food stock saw a rise this year compared to the same period last year. This was mainly due to a significant

The government is likely to bring more private educational institutions under the Monthly Pay Order scheme. The education ministry has already sent a draft of the revised MPO policy to the finance ministry which is now reviewing it, said sources in the two ministries.

The government is set to amend the electoral rules of Grameen Bank for the third time in four years after its previous attempts to elect

Bangladesh's external sector is set to pass through turbulence in 2018 given the anticipated surge in food import, petroleum price in

The implementation of at least half a dozen foreign-aided projects involving more than Tk 6,000 crore has become uncertain as those

Just nine months ago, Dhankhali in Kalapara of Patuakhali was nothing but a barren land with a handful of houses. But now there is activity, in massive scale.

Under a government-to-government initiative, Bangladesh is seeking multi-billion dollar support from Japan for implementing 18 infrastructure projects, including a second Padma bridge and a second metro rail line.

The government is going to purchase 30 Mercedes Benz or BMW cars at an estimated cost of Tk 24.26 crore without

Japan is going to invest in Bangladesh's infrastructure projects under a new arrangement in which its companies will work under the government-to-government system without participating in any bidding.

The government is going to appoint 1,112 persons trained in computer science and information technology at district and upazila levels.

The president will be able to make 10 percent of the appointments to four superior posts of public administration from outside the civil service considering their “special merit, skill, eligibility and essentiality” if a proposed law is approved.

The government is expected to save about $36.91 million over 15 years by importing diesel through a pipeline from Shiliguri in India

The World Bank has offered financial assistance to Bangladesh to help Rohingya refugees and their host community in Cox's Bazar where the extreme poverty rate is more than 40 percent.

Bangladesh has achieved a record economic growth of 7.28 percent in the last fiscal year despite a fall in rice production and also in industrial growth. The gross domestic product rose by 0.17 percentage points in fiscal 2016-17 from 7.11 percent in the previous fiscal year, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data.

More than a year after the Chinese president's historic Dhaka visit, some of Bangladesh's key development projects have finally gained momentum.

At a time when Bangladesh is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees as a show of compassion, the World Bank is offering the