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The telecom regulator yesterday said it plans to roll out the fifth-generation cellular network technology (5G) in Bangladesh by 2021.

The Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation rate fallen to 8.06 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY) 2019-20.

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali has said Muslim-friendly environment across the Bangladesh can be a great source to meet the growing demand of Muslim travellers.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved two mega MRT projects — Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-1) and Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-5: Northern Route)—involving Tk 940 billion (94,000 crore), aiming to radically improving the capital’s transport sector.

Speakers at a roundtable have urged the government to take swift measures to reform the banking sector and set up a dedicated commission to this end.

The country’s trade gap with the rest of the world narrowed during the first two months of the current fiscal year, aided by a surplus in current account balance.

Country’s capital bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed another

Speakers at a programme today urged businessmen

Farmers had just begun harvesting olives in southern Spain when

Asian investors on Monday cheered a partial trade deal between China and the