Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) is going smart with the pre-paid meters for its consumers, the chief of the company said.

Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) is going smart with the pre-paid meters for its consumers, the chief of the company said.
Government subsidies in the upcoming budget for 2021-22 fiscal is likely increase by Tk10,000 crore with agriculture sector slated to get the highest allocation, official sources said on Saturday.
Dhaka, Apr 25 : The government will give financial assistance of Tk10,000 each to 2,000 more journalists – walloped by the unprecedented disruptions unfolded by the pandemic.
Bangladesh will get 21 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine by the first week of May, said DG of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam on Sunday.
Digital Healthcare Solutions has recently celebrated the International Women’s Day by supporting over 450,000 women in Bangladesh with maternity free health cashback, access to doctors and specialists.Since its inception, DH has been relentlessly working to mitigate the gap between rich and poor, rural and urban people in the health sector of Bangladesh, said a press release.
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Saturday urged all to get united imbued with the spirit of Amar Ekushey to ‘restore’ democracy in the country.
Dhaka, Jan 6 – The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to 178 leaders and activists of BNP in connection with the cases over the arson attacks on buses including two government staff buses and a BRTC double-decker bus…
The government’s allocation of low-cost houses to some 1,480 homeless families of Faridpur under the Asrayan-2 project, as promised by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to mark the Mujib Centennial, has brought smiles all around, among those who usually have very…
Dhaka, June 14: Bangladesh cricketers believe they need to be mentally tougher to get them into the zone once they return to the cricket ground.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a debilitating lung condition, often develops as a result of decades of heavy smoking — but that does not explain why almost a third of all cases occur among people who have never smoked.
Sudhirendar Sharma Even if everyone were to get a Ferrari, it will only be the Fiat of its generation With Covid-19 having slowed down everything, and with frugality in thoughts and actions set in, the idea of ‘de-growth’ may seem…
Dhaka, May 02 -The number of doctors infected with coronavirus in the country reached 540 on Saturday, said Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), a forum of physicians.
News Desk The World Bank (WB) has approved a fast-track $100 million financing to help Bangladesh prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and strengthen its national systems for public health emergencies.
By Jasmine Taylor-ColemanBBC News It has infected thousands of people, closed borders and put parts of China into lockdown. But the virus causing the outbreak of illness does not yet have a proper name.
With Tuesday marking a two-year countdown until the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Chinese athletes are not wasting a single second in preparation for the quadrennial winter sports extravaganza on home soil.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said support and services centre will be set up in every upazila across the country for the specially- abled people.
Dhaka, DEC 03 – Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is eligible to get bail from the apex court in the corruption cases she was convicted.
Manisha Koirala won the battle with ovarian cancer in 2014 and she is “forever grateful” for it.
Dhaka, Nov 28 – The High Court on Thursday granted eight-week anticipatory bail to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and three others in a case filed with Shahbagh Police Station over a clash between police and BNP men…
The government on Tuesday urged all not to get confused with misleading information over salt stock and price being spread by an unscrupulous group saying the current salt reserve is much more than the country needs.
Tiffany Haddish recalls leaving the set of a big-budget movie in tears in search of someone who could properly do her hair.
Doha, Sep 30 (AP/UNB) — Only moments after Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce zoomed past the finish line Sunday night, she scooped up something more precious than gold.
Prabhas who shot to fame post the mega success of Baahubali is currently gearing up for the release of his film Saaho. The film also stars Shraddha Kapoor in a crucial role and will hit the theatres on August 30…
State Minister for Information and Communication technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said the government has taken a project to construct a software technology park in Sherpur. The software technology park, named after Sheikh Kamal, Bangabandhu’s eldest son, would be…
Dhaka, July 23 – The High Court on Tuesday directed the owners of 4,79,320 vehicles to collect their fitness certificate from Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office within two months starting from August 1.
Over 1.54 lakh poor and distressed families were brought under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme here to mark the end of Ramadan and celebration of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Under the programme, a total of 2,413 tonnes of rice…
A total of 35 poor and disadvantaged students who obtained brilliant results in SSC and equivalent examinations in last 2017 and 2018 were given stipend for their betterments here yesterday. Centre for Action Research- Barind (CARB), a non-government organization, provided…
Over 1.54 lakh poor and distressed families will be brought under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme in Rajshahi district to mark the end of Ramadan and celebration of the upcoming holy Eid- ul-Fitr festival. Under the programme, 2,413 tonnes of…
A total of 39,200 farmers got incentives of seed and fertilizer for the cultivation of Aush paddy on 39,200 bigha of lands in all eight districts under Rajshahi division in the current season. According to the officials of Department of…
Reports have been doing rounds for quite some time now that Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor will be getting married this year. The couple will reportedly tie the knot on April 19. According to the buzz, the rumoured couple will…