Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is going ahead with a plan to manufacture at least 50 per cent of the railway parts in the country to save a chunk of foreign currency and create jobs.A draft policy prepared with this objective is likely to be finalized this month, sources at state-run Bangladesh…

Over 100,000 hectares of char land in country Mahfuz Emran: The government has instructed to cultivate every inch of land so that there is no shortage of food in the country. The concerned departments are working according to these instructions. Various initiatives have been taken for this. The aim of…

Staff Correspondent: Robert-Sorin Negoita, Mayor of Bucharest’s 3rd district, Romania, keen to recruit skilled and efficient workers from Bangladesh.The Mayor made the remark during a meeting with the Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Barrister Sheikh Fazle-Noor-Taposh at the DSCC Mayor’s office in Nagar Bhaban yesterday.Among others, Farid Ahmad, chief…

Hopes Chinese envoy Diplomatic Correspondent: China is making efforts to facilitate an early repatriation of the displaced people of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming.“I think some progresses have been made. But unfortunately, there is no significant officially organised repatriation yet. Hopefully, this year we will…

No level crossing till Jessore Mahfuz Emran:The railway is going to Jessore from Dhaka via Padma bridge. The total length of this railway is 162 kilometers. Of these, 23 km will be fully elevated (flying). There will be no level crossing anywhere on the railway to Jessore. It will save…

Industry Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday put forward a three-point suggestion for ensuring food security in the Asia-Pacific region and strengthening collaboration among countries in the field of agricultural research and education.“To ensure food security in the Asia-Pacific region, I would like to suggest that collaboration among countries of…

Staff Correspondent: The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Md. Jashim Uddin made the call at the Bangladesh Economic Forum in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, organized by Pan Asia Group and BIDA on Yesterday.Bangladesh exported us$ 0.5 billion to UAE in the…

Industry Desk: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said Bangladesh and India will soon be connected through six rail links; and India and Nepal by two rail links.“Railways between countries are causing a rapid shrinking of South Asia’s geography,” he said, focusing on two sectors – connectivity and energy…

Finds CAB study Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s Balance of Payments deficit has surged to a record level amid an increase in imports as businesses rushed to replenish depleted inventories to meet strong demand due to the pandemic.According to the Bangladesh Bank, in the seven months between June and January this fiscal…

Delay in project implementation Al Ehsan: The Chinese contractor Tabian Electric Apparatus (TBEA) Co. Ltd did not hire skilled manpower as per the terms of the tender. This is delaying the development project taken for DPDC’s power transmission network. Despite repeated pleas in this regard, a very few progresses have…