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Happy Birthday Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Saleh Ahmed Hussain: Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the current and the first woman Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad since April 2013, a dynamic personality, is one of the very few women in Bangladesh who has established herself by being self-confident through her work.Shirin Sharmin was born on 6 October, 1966…
Read More »Prohibited, but still present
Polythene shopping bags-3 Golam Mostafa Jibon: Despite the ban, Polythene shopping bags have returned to the market due to lax-vigilance by the authorities concerned that posing serious threat to the environment.It is now being used openly in Dhaka and all over the country. Use of Polythene is not being stopped…
Read More »July-Sept export earnings witness 11.37 pc growth
Industry Desk:The export of goods during the first quarter (July-September) period of the current fiscal year (FY22) made a strong turnaround witnessing a healthy growth of 11.37 percent thanks to the highest ever single month export earnings of over $4.16 billion last month.The export of goods during this three-month period…
Read More »UNGA discussion can make pressure on Myanmar: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said international pressure on Myanmar would continue for a permanent solution as the issue of the Rohingya crisis was widely discussed in the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.She said: “The elaborate discussion on the issue will, I believe, (help) continue global…
Read More »ADB to provide $250m for Covid recovery in BD
The assistance is under the first subprogram of the programmatic $500 million Sustainable Economic Recovery Program Industry Desk: Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed an agreement for $250 million in policy-based loan to support Bangladesh’s economic recovery following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.The assistance is under the…
Read More »No visible step to stop plastic pollution
Bangladesh is now in the tenth place on the list of top countries in plastic pollution Recycling needs to make useful –Series—2 Golam Mostafa Jibon:, the pollution from plastic is increasing day by day, there is no visible steps to stop it.Environmentalists believe that, it is still possible to control…
Read More »Housing sector facing fresh crisis
Price hike of construction materials Golam Mostafa Jibon:Though, the corona pandemic has started to ease a little bit, constant price hike of construction materials hits the housing sector in the country afresh.Sources said, the world has not yet been freed from the clutches of the epidemic. Due to this, the…
Read More »Momen vows to bring Mohib’s killers to justice
Industry Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday vowed to bring the killers of Mohib Ullah to justice soon, in his first remarks since the Rohingya leader’s murder sparked global condemnation.Dr Momen said that a vested quarter killed Mohib as he wanted to return to Myanmar, his home country.…
Read More »Private sector credit increases 8.42 pc in Aug
Staff Correspondent: Credit flow to the private sector has been growing gradually as July and August figures show mainly on the back of demand for working capital.Private sector credit rose to 8.42 percent in August from 8.38 percent in July, according to the central bank.July figure had also improved by…
Read More »Govt to procure 1 lakh metric tons of wheat from Russia
Staff Correspondent: The government has taken a decision in principle to procure some 1 lakh metric tons of wheat from Russia on G to G basis under Direct Procurement Method (DPM) to meet the growing demand of wheat in the country.The decision was taken at the 27th meeting of the…
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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 …
