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Momen urges UN to repatriat Rohingyas
Industry Desk: Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen yesterday urged the United Nations (UN) to take ‘practical actions’ to ensure early repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar.He made the urge while the newly appointed UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis presenting her credentials to him at the State…
Read More »Jute product export revives
Chattogram Bureau: Jute and Textile Minister Golam DastagirGazi (Bir Pratik) yesterday said that the Jute sector revived through the export of jute and jute products produced by KFD Jute Mills Limited under private management.He said Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) have started production activities on rent-based private management, which has…
Read More »HC publishes full verdict banning water taxi
Hatirjheel a public property Staff Correspondent: The High Court has declared Hatirjheel, an aesthetic area in the capital, a “public property” and ruled that all commercial establishments, including hotels and restaurants, are illegal and out of the jurisdiction.The High Court ordered the eviction of all commercial establishments in the area…
Read More »Litchi trading on peak
in Rajshahi marketsRajshahi Bureau: Trading and marketing of litchi has reached peak everywhere in the region involving hundreds of labourers both male and female in harvesting, segregating and transportation of the delicious seasonal fruit.Market sources said harvest has been continuing in full swing with plenty of supply, huge demand and better prices…
Read More »Gold smuggling goes on unabated
Smugglers taking advantage of baggage rules Golam Mostafa Jibon: A powerful syndicate is smuggling gold to the neighboring countries including India after bringing from abroad taking the advantage of baggage rules. As a result, the government is being deprived of earning huge amount revenue. On the other hand, the gold…
Read More »Revenue target sets Tk 3.70 tr
Despite 40pc short of collection Mahfuja Mukul: According to the Ministry of Finance and the Board of Revenue, the revenue collection target is being increased in the budget of the new financial year as always. This time too there is an opportunity to whiten the black money, although in the…
Read More »PM for enhancing financial coop to improve crisis mgt
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for enhancing financial cooperation to improve regional crisis management as she placed five proposals to strengthen the regional cooperation against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict.“I would like to propose (five) steps that ESCAP may take into account as…
Read More »Russia offers to sell oil to Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: Bangladesh is reviewing a Russian proposal to sell crude oil to the South Asian nation, according to State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.The United States, Britain and some other key oil buyers banned imports of Russian oil shortly after the invasion of Ukraine. The…
Read More »Global labor market recovery goes into reverse: ILO
International Desk: Multiple global crises are causing a marked deterioration in the global labour market recovery, said a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO).The 9th edition of the ILO Monitor on the World of Work published yesterday, found that after significant gains during the last quarter of 2021,…
Read More »Return of 15 sailors stranded in Kolkata is still uncertain
Special Correspondent: Uncertainty over the return of 15 Bangladeshi sailors of the ship ‘MV Marine Trust-01’ that sank at Kolkata port has not yet been resolved. They have been stuck for about two months. Officials of the concerned departments including the Bangladesh Shipping Department could not provide any definite information…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
