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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Tk 10m allocated for Aus farmers in Bogra
Government has allocated Taka 1,01,62,925 as incentive grants for small and marginal farmers to encourage Aus cultivation in the district during the season. Official sources said cash, seed and fertilizers
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100pc sanitation coverage sought
Speakers at a function on Monday stressed the need for achieving 100 percent sanitation coverage to ensure a better and disease- free healthy society. "Importance should be given on creating much awareness
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Study reveals high demand for solar home systems
The use of solar panels gained momentum in the recent years, revealed a study of the state-owned Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). The BIDS said 1.7 million Solar Home Systems (SHSs)
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Indoor smoking pollutes air 19 times higher than in smoking-free zone: Study
Businesses that allow indoor smoking have 19 times higher levels of polluted air compared to that of places where inside smoking is banned, a study report said. The study was carried out recently under
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One million Austrians at risk of poverty: EU study
A total of 1.05 million Austrians were at poverty risk in 2011, the latest available figures released in a report revealed yesterday, ORF reported. The European Union Statistics on Income and Living
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BPDB to set up 3mw solar power plant at Sarishabari
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is going to set up a 3 megawatt (mw) solar power plant at Sarishabari in Jamalpur as part of its green energy initiative to cut carbon emission, officials said.
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Bumper carrot production in Manikganj this season
MANIKGANJ, Jan 30 (BSS): The farmers of Singair upazila of the district are very much happy to get the bumper production of carrot in the current season. About 20 thousand farmers of the upazila, who were
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Rangpur farmers happy over cauliflower cultivation
RANGPUR, Jan 28: Farmers in different upazilas under Rangpur district are making a good profit by cultivating cauliflower on their cropland during the current season. Many farmers who once used to cultivate
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Illegal sand lifting from Kushiara alleged
SYLHET, Jan 27 (UNB): An influential quarter is making a fast buck by lifting sand through dredgers illegally from the Kushiara River at Sherpur in the bordering Sylhet-Moulvibazar. Due to the unauthorised
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Govt to undertake biggest ever project to upgrade power grid
The government will invest a record amount of Tk 24.27 billion under a single scheme to upgrade the country's power transmission system. Power Division officials said they planned to invest the money to