Thirty years ago, in 1992, Bangladesh and France signed a cultural cooperation agreement, which was renewed in 2000.

 Imagine that you’re on the highway and your car is running out of fuel. To make things worse, the fuel station near you doesn’t have enough fuel reserves to fill up your fuel tank. How do you deal with an ordeal like this?

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The Daraz mobile app is an example of such an app that meets demands while retaining a long-lasting positive user experience.

The magnum opus of ShareTrip, however, is their mobile app, available on both iOS and Android operating systems. They unveiled the cutting-edge app and website with an end-to-end travel solution after receiving funding and rebranding, giving travellers a more comprehensive experience. The flagship app, also called ShareTrip, is a streamlined, easy-to-use application that makes travel planning a no-brainer.

Taptap Send is the easy-to-use remittance app catered to making lives easier for expatriate Bangladeshis in sending money to their family and relatives in Bangladesh.

With its eyes set on the future, Bangladesh is eager to establish itself as a major global digital economy in the age of the fourth industrial revolution.

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Bangladesh is enjoying rapid economic development and improved living standards for its people.

The Covid-19 pandemic came as a devastating blow for Khawja Waseem, who owns a medium-sized enterprise called SS Jute Shoe Thread and Accessories that produces and retails jute goods in Gazipur.

The entrepreneurs of local small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those who are women, are facing different problems and challenges in keeping their businesses alive in the post-Covid situation.

We intend to conduct every action through a digital platform in order to make financial inclusion more accessible. In this context, necessary steps have been taken to digitise CMSME loan distributions to remote locations as fast as possible. Our long-term ambition is to establish a digital bank.

Padma Bridge has conquered political, financial and construction challenges, according to Prof Dr M Shamim Z Bosunia, a specialist in structural and concrete design who has been involved with the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project since its early stage.

Padma Bridge Fact Box

The Daily Star (TDS): What possible changes could there be in our national transport system after the inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge?

Prefeasibility study (GoB funding)

When it comes to high achievement, it is almost always fuelled by high expectations. Going by that thinking, the much-awaited Padma bridge, whose inauguration takes place today, is gearing to be a high achiever when it comes to economic benefits.

Thanks to the opening of the Padma bridge today, the people and businesses in south-western regions of Bangladesh will finally have road access to the rest of the country.

TDS: What is your impression after completing the project?

Though the Padma Bridge project was supposed to end in four years, the contractors could not meet the deadline. It is also important to note that from engineering point of view, Padma Bridge is one of the most challenging projects in the world. We had to devise new construction techniques to cope with the unique geographical condition of the river.