Bangladesh

Diplomatic Correspondent: Bangladesh has agreed to allow Bhutan to use six more ports including Aricha, Chilmari, Sirajganj, Mongla, Chattogram and Payra Port under the port of call arrangement.The development came at a meeting between the Bangladeshi and Bhutanese delegation in Dhaka earlier last week, reports Bhutanese daily Kuensel on 1…

Over 1.0 m Indians working illegally in BD Special Correspondent: Bangladesh becomes 4th largest remittance source for India, remitting over $10.00 billion since 2017. Whereas, Bangladesh has fetched total of $18.53 billion remittance in last year and targets $26 billion for FY 2021-22. India remits $ 8.320 billion in 2016…

Illegally Hoarding rice Staff Correspondent: : The High Court (HC) has granted anticipatory bail to Square Group’s Managing Director Anjan Chowdhury for six weeks in a case filed over illegally hoarding rice in its godown in Dinajpur.The bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Shahed Nuruddin passed the order yesterday…

Staff Correspondent: Former Shipping Minister and workers’ leader Shajahan Khan has said the government is considering issuing cards through which garment workers can purchase essential commodities at lower prices.He spoke as the chief guest at a meeting of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) under the Ministry…

Staff Correspondent : The first Hajj flight of the year is starting on Sunday. On this day, 415 pilgrims will be going to Saudi Arabia on the first flight at 9 am. Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ BG-3001 will operate the first flight for government-management Hajj pilgrims.This information has been obtained from…

Staff Correspondent: The budget session of the fiscal year 2022-23 will begin at the parliament today (June 5). The current parliament is likewise in its18th session.According to sources at the parliament secretariat, Finance Minister AHM Musfataf Kamal will present the budget for FY 2022-23 on June 9.Although the budget session…

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) will announce the new gas tariff at the consumer level today. Berc has called a virtual press conference in this regard at 3:00 pm yesterday.According to a Berc press release, the commission’s order on the new price rates at the consumer level of…

Staff Correspondent: Experimental lampposts have been lit for the first time on the much-anticipated Padma Bridge scheduled for inauguration on 25 June.The lampposts were lit in the 12th span of the bridge in the mid-river around 5.40pm Saturday, Padma Bridge’s Executive Engineer Abdul Kaden told The Business Standard.The work of…

Staff Correspondent: Tea production in Bangladesh was 60 million kg in 2009, which increased to 97.51 million kg in 2021, but the product is not exported much, so the government has decided to take steps to increase its export, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi.“There is a huge global demand for…