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BACI expresses concern over rising prices

The Bangladesh Association of Construction Industry (BACI) has expressed concern that the recent rise in prices of construction materials could halt all government construction projects, may hamper annual development programs, and could adversely affect the country’s socio-economic development and left a large group of workers jobless. The speakers made these …

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Stocks recover after two-day fall

Stocks rebounded yesterday as many investors kept putting their money into shares that lost much of their value after a two-day consistent plunge. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 68 points, or 1 per cent, to 6,868. Investors are now making purchases as they …

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ADB launches program to strengthen community resilience in Asia, Pacific

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined today at COP26 with the government of the United Kingdom and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) to launch the Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP). The programme aims to strengthen climate resilience for local communities, including for women and girls, by scaling up climate adaptation …

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IFAD continues supporting smallholder farmers in Covid recovery

As part of continued efforts to combat the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of smallholder farmers, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) have started distributing homestead vegetable gardening (HVG) inputsand processing equipment among 50,000 smallholder farmers from seven coastal …

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