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PM Hasina arrives in Beijing

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here Wednesday night on a 4-day state visit to China. Chinese Asst Foreign Minister for South Asia Hu Zagngyue received the Prime Minister at Beijing Airport at 10pm (BST).

Hasina seeks IMF support for uplift

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought assistance from Bangladesh''s development partners and donor agencies, particularly from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for economic development of the country.

Progress report on budget implementation :45 pc revenue target achieved

The government has earned Tk 35,553 crore in revenue income during the first two quarters of the current fiscal year by achieving 44.7 per cent of the annual target, reports BSS.

JS panel to probe delay in Aila rehab work

A parliamentary panel on Tuesday decided to investigate reasons for the delay in progress of reconstruction of embankments in the Aila-hit southern Khulna and Satkhira districts, a member of the parliamentary committee said.

Hasina goes to China today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here today for Beijing on a 4-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. The high-profile visit is seen by politicians, businesspersons and the diplomatic circle as very significant for boosting ties between Dhaka and Beijing.

Home Ministry drive to nab 12,000 foreigners living illegally

The government will take action against foreign nationals living in the country without valid documents. Thousands of foreign nationals were allegedly staying in the country even after the expiry of their visas, concerned ministry sources said.

China offers to develop Chittagong port

China will offer its support to Bangladesh to develop its strategically-significant deep-sea port in Chittagong when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives here on Wednesday on a five-day visit.

No allocation to MPs in cash for dev work, JS told

The government will not make any block allocation of Tk 15 crore each in cash to the MPs for infrastructure development in their respective constituencies, Parliament was told Monday, reports UNB.

Responding to a supplementary question from M Mojibul Huq (Jatiya Party-Kishoreganj), Planning Minister AK Khandaker made it clear that there will be no block allocation in cash for the MPs.

Team off to Myanmar for sea boundary talks

An 11-member high-level team comprising experts and technical persons on Monday left Dhaka for Yangon to discuss maritime boundary issue.

Second Jamuna bridge on the cards

Planning Minister AK Khandaker said Sunday the government had plans to construct a second bridge on the Jamuna River that would facilitate both road and rail transport, reports UNB.