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HC rules against BB circular on
private bank employees’ salaryCourt Correspondent: The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain in a week as to why it shall not declare illegal a circular of Bangladesh Bank (BB), fixing minimum salaries for the employees’ of private banks in the country.A High Court division bench of Justice…
Read More »90pc Cabinet’s decisions
implemented in 3 yearsStaff Correspondent: Some 90 percent decisions, taken by the Cabinet in three years from January 2019 to December 2021, have been implemented, while the implementation of remaining 10 percent decisions is underway.The Cabinet took a total of 689 decisions during the period. Of them, 615 have already been implemented and…
Read More »BGMEA anticipates to bag $50b of RMG exports in 2022
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President, Faruque Hassan expressed that in 2022 Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports are likely to fetch $50 billion.Faruque Hassan made the remarks recently while visiting the Chattogram seaport. Chattogram port arranged the opinion exchange event to discuss diverse features of the…
Read More »Luxembourg reaffirms BD to continue support on Rohingya repatriation
Staff Correspondent: Luxembourg has reaffirmed Bangladesh to continue its support regarding the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar alongside exploring new opportunities to widen and deepen the existing bilateral relations further.The reaffirmation came when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged greetings with her counterpart Xavier Bettel through video conferencing yesterday,…
Read More »Initiatives must to recover canals filled up in Ctg: LGRD minister
Staff Correspondent: Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Md Tazul Islam has instructed Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) to recover the illegally filled up canals in Chattogram before monsoon.The poor condition of these canals is responsible for waterlogging in low areas of the city, the minister said, asking…
Read More »Govt to create digital ID, smart cards for farmers
Staff Correspondent: The government plans to create digital ID and smart cards for real farmers to promptly reach them incentives and other services, officials said yesterday.The project will be placed at the ECNEC meeting for approval tomorrow.The use of smart agriculture cards as digital identity will ensure area and demand…
Read More »BD’s export earnings grow 41pc despite pandemic
January 2022 earnings also surpassed target set for month by 19.73 pc: EPB Special Correspondent:The country’s export sector has turned around quite well despite the Corona pandemic. Export earnings have been recorded several times in the last year. Exports also increased in January this year amid the transmission of a…
Read More »MoFA sets up human rights cell under its UN wing
Industry Desk: The foreign ministry has set up a dedicated human rights cell under its United Nations (UN) wing to look into human rights issues with greater importance and present the facts before the international community by analysing the situation properly.The ministry issued an office order on Tuesday in this…
Read More »Forex earnings growing on exports, remittances
Apparel shipments grew by 29pc year-on-year in July-January Industry Desk: Bangladesh’s forex earnings keep on running on a steady lane, with both exports and remittance inflows maintaining positive growth in January this year.Last month, export earnings witnessed a 41% year-on-year growth, while remittances increased by 4.52% with many Bangladeshi expatriate…
Read More »Rs 300cr allocated for Bangladesh in Indian budget
International Desk: India’s Modi government has announced the budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The budget has allocated the same amount for Bangladesh and neighboring countries as before. In this year’s budget, the amount of financial aid for Bangladesh has been increased to Rs 300 crore.Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented…
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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 …
