We are confronted with the warning sign of “SAFETY FIRST” in front of buildings under construction or if there is some road repair work going on. Perhaps most of us never stop to reflect on the importance of this seemingly very simple, sometimes mandatory sign.

A home of our own is the dream and necessity of everyone. A home brings about social status and dignity. But above all else it provides shelter and protection from natural disasters like cyclone, flood, earthquake etc. It's a enclosure of comfort and durability which isn't always possible if not done right.

Given the haphazard growth of the current capital city, Dhaka, the question of sustainable development has become a pressing concern. With the advent of a new Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka Metropolitan, it is now the right time to explore the issues of

The most recent development that has further increased the value and usefulness of slag cements is the high costs and prospective shortages of energy. The slag does not need to be burned in a kiln. Pointing out that slag is the only cement component other than

Concrete is basically a mixture of two components: aggre­gates and cement paste. The cement paste, comprised of Portland cement and water, binds the aggregates into a rocklike mass as the paste hardens because of the chemical reaction of the cement and water.

BANGLADESH'S construction sector, a key part of the economy, is gradually shaking off the impacts of the political chaos in recent years thanks to improvements in recent months. Despite that it is still dogged by major challenges.

Finnish telecom group Nokia announced Monday it has received all US regulatory approvals needed for its proposed acquisition of

Leading mobile operator Grameenphone yesterday launched its own cloud storage to create a backup of users' contacts, a first-of-its-kind service in Bangladesh.

The much-awaited Department of Telecom (DoT) was officially launched last week, without any budgetary allocation.

The government will bear the costs of audits into mobile phone operators, the telecom ministry said yesterday.

Turkish telecom firm Netas expressed interest in taking part in building a Digital Bangladesh, to ensure transparency and delivery of

Bangladesh is looking to export $2 billion worth of products to Japan over the next three years, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said

The telecom regulator yesterday directed mobile operators to set lower tariffs for 2G internet packages than the 3G ones to ensure fair pricing to users.

Exports grew 4.71 percent year-on-year to $2.75 billion in August, returning from a 12 percent fall in the previous month, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim has asked the officials of the telecom regulator and the Telecom Division to develop innovative ideas to utilise the social obligation fund collected from five mobile operators.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks mobile phone operators to bring down internet service fees at consumer level as the government has reduced its bandwidth fees.

The telecom regulator is in the last stage of appointing financial and technical auditors to mobile operators Grameenphone and Robi as

A place of residence is no longer an address; it has more to do with the emotions of the dwellers.

Effective policy and its timely implementation are crucial for the garment sector in Bangladesh to tap the potential that exporters, the government and international organisations often discuss.

Bharti Airtel is now reviving its plan to sell its Bangladesh and Sri Lanka operations and has appointed two bankers to conduct the sale, Indian television channel CNBC-TV18 reported.