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Construction costs burdened with cement price rise Construction costs have been rising since March with each 50-kilogramme bag of cement now costing around Tk 50 more to sell for anywhere between Tk 450 and Tk 460. Photo: SK Enamul Haq The price of each 50-kilogramme bag of cement has increased by around 12 per cent, or Tk 50, to Tk 450 to Tk 460 -- a development that will push up construction costs, be it the governments development projects or privately-owned buildings. The price increased ...

Great Britain SailGP Team confirms Season 2 squad and female development programme by GBR SailGP Team 19 Apr 10:14 BST 24-25 April 2021 (l-r) top row Neil Hunter (GBR), Ben Ainslie (GBR), Luke Parkinson (AUS/GBR), Iain Jensen (AUS) bottom row Rich Mason (GBR), Hannah Mills (GBR), Matt Gotrel (GBR) © Great Britain SailGP team With less than one week to go until the start of SailGP Season 2, which commences with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Prince...

The HSD also showed alarming inefficiency in implementing different projects. According to the report, HSD received Tk 6,447.78 crore as project aid from ADP and could utilise only Tk 664.94 crore, which is 10.31 percent of the allocated project aid. This is also one of the lowest among 48 ministries and divisions that received project aid. HSD was allocated Tk 5,531.56 crore from the governments own fund to implement different projects. It could utilise only Tk 1,850 crore, which is 33.45 perc...

The mini stadium comprises an artificial turf, seating capacity for about 400 people; fully air conditioned dressing rooms, bathrooms and a mandatory medical room constructed closed to the dressing rooms (Photo: LFA) President George Weah on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 dedicated the newly constructed SDK Practice Pitch Mini Stadium located at the back of the SKD Sports Stadium in Paynesville. The project is one of FIFA’s two million investment projects to Member Associations under the FIFA Forwar...

  The death of Nelson Mandela, at age 95 on 5 December 2013, brings genuine sadness. As his health deteriorated over the past six months, many asked the more durable question:  how did he change South Africa ? Given how unsatisfactory life is for so many in society, the follow-up question is,  how much room was there for Mandela to maneuver ? South Africa now lurches from crisis to crisis, and so many of us are tempted to remember the Mandela years – especially the first democratic governm...

New Balance announced a range of strategic alliances to support its climate goals. “Sustainability has always been a top priority for New Balance, and our commitment to fostering a healthier planet has never been stronger,” said John Stokes, New Balance head of global sustainability. “We need to act with urgency, and our work is further strengthened by like-minded alliances that help extend our reach. Creating and sustaining a healthier planet requires a collective effort, and we couldn�...

No funds released for the university since its establishment three years ago...

Workers Revolutionary Party Poor South Africans demonstrate against dispossession of their homes TUESDAY 6th April, marked the 369th anniversary of the arrival of Dutch settlers in South Africa. The first settlers aimed at establishing trading posts and forts for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape. It marked the first annexation of South Africa. In the 15th century, other armies of slavers, conquerors and thieves came from Portugal but the first so-called Foreign Direct I...

Sahiwal to get dual expressway Sarwar says Rs9b scheme will be included in next ADP APP April 09, 2021 LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has said Sahiwal will be linked to Lahore-Karachi motorway via a two-way expressway from Sahiwal to Samundri interchange next year. Speaking at the ground[1]breaking ceremony to carpet 8-kilometre long Sahiwal by[1]pass in Sahiwal on Thursday, he said the Rs9 billion scheme will be included in the Annual Development Programme of the next fiscal budget o...

Botswana FA has appointed an experienced woman as CEO/Secretary General Botswana Football Association has announced the appointment of Mrs. Goabaone Taylor as Chief Executive Officer/Secretary General of the organization. Mrs. Taylor is the first woman to occupy such a position since the inception of the association. She officially took office on April 5 on a three-year contract as per the release from the BFA President Maclean Letshwiti. “Building on what the BFA has already a...