System loss in the gas distribution segment has been brought down to 7.5 per cent now, from 22 per cent two years ago. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid disclosed this while visiting the headquarters of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited in th
Ocean Paradise Hotel & Resort, a luxury hotel in Cox’s Bazar, organised an event marking the Bengali new year on April 14, 2024. The event, titled ‘Boishakhi Utshob’, took place at the hotel premises, according to a press release. The event started with a Boishakhi r
The government will honour 29 firms with the ‘Green Factory Award-2023’ in recognition of their contributions to ensuring safety compliance, job creation and saving the environment. State Minister for Labour and Employment Md Nazrul Islam Chowdhury announced it at a press briefing held
Two new foreign airlines - Ethiopia Airlines and Air China – are set to start flight operations from Bangladesh next month. The Ethiopian Airlines will operate flights between Addis Ababa and Dhaka and Chinese state-owned Air China is set to establish direct Beijing-Dhaka-Beijing flight for
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 26: The Patenga Container Terminal will be commissioned in June this year, marking the first time a foreign company will manage a terminal at Chittagong port. The container terminal, financed by the port itself, has been awarded to Red Sea Gateway Terminal International of Saudi
The government has formed a 29-member national committee on fish and shrimp to formulate necessary policy aimed at fostering growth in the sector. Members of the committee, headed by the Prime minister, include 12 ministers and junior ministers from different ministries, including fisheries and li
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC's on Friday organised an employee conference for its Noakhali zone. The programme was held at Magic Paradise Park in Cumilla, says a media statement. Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director of the bank, addressed the conference as the chief guest. Presided over by Md
RDRS Bangladesh, a development and humanitarian organisation, has announced Mr Faruque Ahmed as the new chairperson of its Board of Trustees. Mr Ahmed's election took place during the 66th meeting of the board, and his three-year tenure is set to commence on Saturday (April 27, 2024), according to
Abdul Ali, a sanitary businessman at Rajabari Bazar of Sreepur Upazilla in Gazipur, became millionaire after purchasing a Walton brand air conditioner under the company’s ‘nonstop millionaire’ benefits in the nationwide ongoing ‘Digital Campaign Season-20.’ A total of
TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in America. "ByteDance doesn't have any plans to sell TikTok," the company posted on its official account on Toutiao, a
