Move to legalise electric vehicles
The new government in Bangladesh is going to legalise electric vehicles. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has drafted guidelines on the electric vehicles making registration, fitness certificate
Financial Express (Bangladesh)
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$30m ADFD loan for BD to fund road expansion project
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has agreed to provide a US$ 30 million loan to Bangladesh to fund a road expansion project in the country, said an ADFD statement. When implemented under the South
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Massive Padma erosion poses threat to city protection embankment in Rajshahi
The massive and unabated erosion in the river Padma has been posing a serious threat to the city protection embankment, officials and others concerned here said. In the wake of rising floodwater in
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Nine fisheries projects on in Jamalpur
The Department of Fisheries is implementing nine various development projects to increase fish resource in the district. Under the projects, setting up of fish sanctuary, beel nursery, releasing of
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200 kwp solar power plant inaugurated at BBS building
A solar power plant with a 200 kwp (kilowatt peak) generation capacity was formally inaugurated Thursday at the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) building in the city. Planning Minister Air Vice
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Govt declares 0.122m acres in Bay as 'reserve forests' to save land
With a view to saving it from grabbers, the government has declared 0.122 million acres of land as 'reserve forests' in four costal districts. The initiative will also protect the areas from natural disasters
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258,000 lifted out of extreme poverty in BD last yr: DFID
The Department for International Development (DFID) in the last one year lifted 258,000 men, women and children in Bangladesh out of extreme poverty through direct transfer of assets, like livestock, and
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10pc children of urban areas overweight: study
Preliminary findings of the first ever nationwide study undertaken on childhood obesity in urban areas of Bangladesh by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) reveal
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Poor not covered by BD's social protection system: ADB study
A large number of poor and vulnerable people are not covered by Bangladesh social protection system, leaving them exposed to risks and unforeseen difficulties, said an Asian Development Bank (ADB) study.
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WB approves $400m aid to fight natural disasters in coastal areas
The World Bank (WB) has approved US$400 million assistance for Bangladesh to boost resilience of the coastal population to climate-change-induced flooding and other natural disasters. WB Dhaka office
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Most schools run with inadequate sanitation facilities
Most of the schools in the country run with inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities for students, especially the primary level institutions with the government and the rural ones being in the