Bangladesh

Golam Mostafa Jibon: Allegation has intensified that officials and employees of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), also a government agency under the Ministry of Industries constituted for the purpose of controlling the standard of service and quality of the goods, have been embezzled around Tk 107 crore in different…

Zarif Mahmud: In the last few days, soybean oil is being sold in the market without heeding the price fixed by the government. One after another traders and stockists are counting fines in the campaign to protect consumer rights. Yet the reins are not coming at a price. There are…

Staff Correspondent: The Cabinet yesterdaydirected the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to take immediate steps to curtail the VAT on edible oil import to the lowest ceiling in the wake of the rising price of the essential item. The directive came from the Cabinet’s meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh…

Diplomatic Correspondent: The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank or AIIB is becoming increasingly invested in Bangladesh’s development as it has financed significant projects in the first five years of its engagement to the country.The development bank has finalised $2.6 billion in credit to Bangladesh thus far and is discussing a…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterdaysaid Bangladesh achieved the desired development as her government implemented all programmes in a planned manner and democratic environment.The prime minister said this while exchanging views with editors of world’s famous Innovations (Technology, Governance and Globalization) journal noted US Economist Philip Auerswald and Iqbal…

Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the allocation for mosquito repellent increases every year, the infestation of mosquito increases competitively in the capital due to massive corruption, irregularities and negligence of the both city corporations in context of eliminating mosquito.Now it has now become very difficult to get rid from the nuisance…

Plans block-based redevelopment Mahfuja Mukul: Dhaka is at the bottom of the list of livable cities in the world. Old Dhaka is the most unplanned residential and commercial area in the capital. There are various problems including narrow roads and densely populated areas. It goes without saying that there are…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterdayproposed formation of an International Seed Bank to avert food crisis in future.She made the proposal when Director General of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Qu Dongyu called on her at her official residence Ganobhaban, according to a release of PM’s press wing.She also…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned hometonight wrapping up her five-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG-1302) carrying the primeminister and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shajalal International Airport at 12.10 am (Saturday midnight),” Prime Minister’s Press Secretary…

Golam Mostafa Jibon: Leather product export has started turning around day by day with the ease of corona pandemic worldwide. As a result, hide and skin traders have started to see the ray of hope again after a long crisis.Insiders said, although, the government took various initiatives to increase exports,…