0 The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved three metro rail projects for the capital. The projects were greenlit at an ECNEC meeting held on Wednesday, September 16. Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Tareq Rahman presided over the meeting. The approved projects are Metro Rail Line-5 Southern Route, Metro Rail Line-1, and Metro Rail Line-5 Northern Route. Officials familiar with the projects stated that the total cost for implementing these three metro rail projects will be approximately 2.5 lakh crore Taka. Among the projects, revised expenditure proposals for MRT Line-1 (Airport-Kamalapur) and MRT Line-5 Northern (Hemayetpur-Bhatara),…
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0 Sixteen development projects, estimated at a total cost of BDT 65,517.26 crore, are set to be presented for approval at the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting. The meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday (September 16) at the Cabinet Room of the Bangladesh Secretariat, presided over by Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Tareque Rahman. According to information from the Ministry of Planning, the government’s own funding for the proposed 16 projects will amount to BDT 25,278.12 crore. Project loans will contribute BDT 40,166.67 crore, while the remaining BDT 72.47 crore will be provided by…
0 President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir commented that protecting democracy is now the country’s biggest task and responsibility. He made these remarks on Tuesday (September 15) afternoon while speaking as the felicitated guest at a civic reception organized at the Sylhet City Corporation premises. The President stated that after much sacrifice, tribulation, bloodshed, and the loss of human lives, the opportunity has arisen to remove the fascist government and create a democratic environment in the country. After years of movement and struggle, the opportunity has now emerged to institutionalize democracy. He said that a government has been formed through elections…
0 New Delhi has claimed that India extended two separate invitations to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. One was for a bilateral state visit, and the other was an invitation to participate in the BRICS summit’s outreach session as the current chairman of BIMSTEC. This information was provided by spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal during the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ weekly briefing on Tuesday (September 15). He stated that Tarique Rahman was initially invited to visit India as Prime Minister. Later, due to his role as BIMSTEC Chairman, he was sent an invitation to participate in the 18th BRICS summit’s outreach…
0 Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has stated that a cocktail bomb blast occurred in front of the High Court in reaction to the International Crimes Tribunal’s verdict sentencing seven individuals to death. He said the incident was not a major issue. Those involved in the incident have been identified after reviewing CCTV footage. He made these remarks on Tuesday (September 15) afternoon, responding to journalists’ questions after a meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Secretariat. The Home Minister said, “Perhaps two Awami miscreants threw cocktail bombs in front of the High Court. We have already identified who…
0 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met with the family members of two soldiers who were martyred in a shell explosion during tank firing at the Hathazari Field Firing Range in Chattogram. During the meeting, he handed over cheques for financial assistance to the families and assured them that both the government and the army would always stand by their side. The meeting took place on Tuesday morning, September 15, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon. The Prime Minister spoke with the family members and extended his deepest condolences to them. His wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, along with Army Chief…
3 The government has taken the initiative to launch an electric train service for the first time in Bangladesh on the 52-kilometer long Narayanganj-Dhaka-Joydebpur route. The related project, ‘Introduction of Electric Traction on Narayanganj-Dhaka-Joydebpur Section’, will be presented for approval at the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting next Wednesday. The estimated cost of the project is BDT 3,823 crore (approximately USD 324 million). Of this, BDT 2,880 crore (approximately USD 244 million) will be received as development assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The project is targeted for completion…
3 Yemen’s armed Houthi group has launched missile and drone attacks on three cities in Saudi Arabia, including Taif. These attacks, carried out on Monday (September 14) in Taif, Khamis Mushait, and Abha, injured 13 civilians. Several homes and vehicles were also damaged. News agency Anadolu reports that the Saudi-led coalition announced details of the Houthi group’s missile and drone attacks early Tuesday (September 15). Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki stated that these attacks targeted the cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Taif on Monday, injuring 13 people. Their injuries were not serious, with some sustaining moderate wounds. He added that…
0 President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for increased UK cooperation in Bangladesh’s education, human resource development, and technology sectors, and for further strengthening business and investment between the two countries. He made this call on Monday (September 14) when British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on the President at Bangabhaban. This information was disclosed in a press release signed by the President’s Press Secretary, Md. Sarwar Alam. During the meeting, Sarah Cooke handed over a congratulatory letter to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from King Charles III of the United Kingdom on his election as President.…
3 Rashed Khan has commented that if Jamaat-Shibir has so much love for Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, they should leave Bangladesh and take Pakistani citizenship. At the same time, he alleged that Jamaat-Shibir is moving forward with the goal of re-uniting Bangladesh with Pakistan. He made these comments in a post on his verified Facebook account on Monday (September 14). In his post, Rashed Khan claimed that if Jamaat-Shibir comes to power in the future, they will try to make Bangladesh a part of Pakistan. To support this claim, he cited the display of pictures in the…