Real-Estate & Infrastructure

Welding of the main coolant pipeline (MCP) has been successfully completed in the reactor building of Unit 2 at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). According to Rosatom, the Russian Contractor of the Rooppur NPP, the entire process of joining, welding, and heat treatment of 28 weld joints took 60 days. …

External agents like World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are now dictating the relative autonomy of the state as the government has failed to ensure the same, said Distinguished Fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Sunday. “As Bangladesh doesn’t have relative autonomy of state …

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to launch campaigns at the grassroots level and motivate people to pay tax as the country’s socioeconomic condition has improved radically in the last 14 years. “If you carry out campaigns there [at the upazila and union levels] …

Bangladesh produced 93.8 million kg of tea in one year. However, Tea production in the country has reduced by 2.67 million kg. Despite the target of producing 100 million kg of tea in 2022, the country’s tea gardens have failed to meet the target due to adverse weather conditions and …

Bengal Polymer Wares was awarded the second prize in the Premier Pavilion category at the Dhaka International Trade Fair. The closing ceremony of the 27th Dhaka International Trade Fair 2023 was organized at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh China Friendship Exhibition Centre, Purbachol where the award was handed over, reads a press …

The government is considering introducing a unified tax collection system at certain rates on total income of an individual or company instead of the existing system. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been asked to prepare a draft concept paper in this regard, officials said. The National Committee for …

The year 2022 had been a good year for Bangladesh’s two local airlines thanks to increased flow of travellers after the authorities lifted pandemic-related restrictions. The operators said the rise in passengers helped them narrow down severe losses they had suffered because of the halt in carrying passengers. And if …

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is providing 67 services to investors through its One Stop Service (OSS), said its chief yesterday. At present, 23 organisations are involved in these processes, said Bida Executive Chairman Lokman Hossain Miah at a meeting with Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) Chairperson Nihad Kabir at …

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has called for building a skilled workforce to achieve the sustainable development goals. Importance should be given to setting up technical and vocational training centres in every district and upazila along with conventional educational institutions, it said. FBCCI made the call …

The Mongla Port Authority’s plan to undertake a massive development work to expand, modernise and build the capacity of the port has received a major boost as uncertainty over funding is set to disappear. The government has long been seeking external funds to develop the capacity of the port in …