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April 2025

SSNPs must not be deemed on political view

Though Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNPs) are considered as an important tool to reduce poverty in a country like ours, but a debate has been raised recently about the modus operandi of these programmes in Bangladesh. According to the reports published in media, questioned on poverty rate is raised by the Bangladesh Bank Governor about a year ago. As Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) claims the current poverty rate is below 30 per cent, then why the government is paying allowances for 50 percent of the population under social net programmes. The debate has also been swelled up, as the allocation of the money under social cause is being misused or mismanaged due to ploticisation, corruption and exploitation.

Internet connectivity to Tripura from Bangladesh

Tripura will be gateway for reliable and super-fast Internet facility as Bangladesh government has agreed to allow India to use unspent bandwidth in the neighbouring country’s Cox Bazar, a BSNL official said today. “An agreement of using unspent bandwidth available at Bangladesh’s Cox Bazar has been signed internetrecently. The BSNL has taken initiative to implement the ambitious plan at the earliest,” Chief General Manager (NE-circle) of BSNL, D P Singh said. As per the agreement, Bangladesh government would allow the BSNL to use 10 GB Internet co...

Fincantieri to supply four OPVs to Coast Guard

Fincantieri has been awarded the contract with the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) for the supply of four Italian Navy “Minerva” class corvettes to be upgraded and converted into Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), and to provide the related logistics support services, the company said in its press release. These units, which will be decommissioned by the Italian Navy and replaced by the new vessels covered by the fleet renewal program, have been remised by the Italian Navy through a reselling contract coast guardexecuted by the Central Unit for Naval ...

Work on Indo-Bangla telecom link to start next week

Weeks after signing of an agreement by New Delhi and Dhaka on telecommunication links, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Saturday announced that work will start next week to operationalise the system. “Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is likely to start work next week to link hasina-modi (File Photo)Akhaura with International Gateway for Internet Service (IGIS) at Cox’s Bazar (in southeast Bangladesh),” BSNL’s chief general manager (NE one circle) D. P. Singh told reporters. In the presence of vis...

Why should you share knowledge?

share-knowledge1When it comes to sharing knowledge, universe is made up of two kinds of people, those who hoard knowledge and those who share it.

Only two kinds of people.

The key argument of the hoarders goes as follows, "I spent a lot of time and effort in learning what I know. This knowledge gives me an edge over my colleagues. So why should I share my knowledge and cut the branch on which I am sitting?"

From moral through personal to commercial, there are many reasons why you should share your knowledge. Here are...

Airtel wins Asia Communication Award

Airtel Bangladesh Limited, the fastest growing telecom operator of the country won the Asia Communication Awards (ACA) 2015 recently at the gala award ceremony of Asia Communication Award 2015 held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Conrad Centennial, Singapore. [caption id="attachment_17703" align="alignright" width="650"]Rubaba Photo Caption: Ms. Rubaba Dowla, Chief Service Officer of Airtel Bangladesh with the trophy of Asia Communication Award (ACA). Airtel Bangladesh Limited won the award for its Online Airtel Experience Center. The Online Airtel Experience Center is t...
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