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Government announces special incentive for rooftop solar power installation
Government announces special incentive for rooftop solar power installation
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Government announces special incentive for rooftop solar power installation

The government has announced a special incentive package for battery-included rooftop solar power systems to increase the use of renewable energy and ensure sustainable energy security. Consumers will get Tk 10.50 per unit for surplus electricity supplied to the national grid for a specific period under this arrangement, according to a press release signed by Muhammad Arif Sadek, Information and Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, on Tuesday (September 1).

Humayun Kabir signs condolence book at Nepal Embassy
Humayun Kabir signs condolence book at Nepal Embassy
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Humayun Kabir signs condolence book at Nepal Embassy

Foreign State Minister Humayun Kabir has signed the condolence book at the Nepal Embassy in Dhaka expressing deep sorrow and sympathy over the massive loss of lives and damage caused by the devastating floods and landslides in Nepal on Tuesday (September 1).

TIB warns over new pay structure
TIB warns over new pay structure
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TIB warns over new pay structure

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has reminded that the government had expressed hope that the new national pay structure for government employees would play an important role in building an efficient, dynamic and people-friendly public administration when it was approved in the cabinet. TIB has said in a written statement on Tuesday that there was exactly the same kind of optimism during the implementation of the eighth pay scale in 2015 as well, but in reality the result was completely the opposite. Against the increase in salaries and allowances, the extent and depth of irregularities, corruption and bribery in government institutions had rather increased at a higher rate.

Gor's Boeing remarks may refer to previous deal: Shama
Gor's Boeing remarks may refer to previous deal: Shama
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Gor's Boeing remarks may refer to previous deal: Shama

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today said US Special Envoy Sergio Gor's remarks about Bangladesh purchasing more Boeing aircraft might have referred to the country's previously concluded aircraft deal.

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