Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said some international mass media are publishing wrong and untrue news intentionally against the government and the state as well, which is not desirable.“There are some foreign online news portals which carry out rumours and spread propaganda constantly against the…

Staff Correspondent: Police have arrested 11 people for selling cloth in the open market after importing products through bonded warehousing, a tax-free facility provided by the government to export-oriented industries.The detainees have been identified as Shahadat Hossain, Saiful Islam Jibon, Rubel Akon, Md Masum, Monir Hossain, Robin aka Hridoy Sardar,…

Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain yesterday said that the ongoing strict restrictions may be relaxed after August 5.He said the current strict restrictions could be relaxed somewhat to keep industrial production continue and economic activity going on. Farhad Hossain said this while talking to reporters yesterday.…

3332 Bangladeshis seek asylum in 7-month Special Correspondent: Thousands of migrants from poor African countries crossing the rough Mediterranean are not new to Europe. Many people from countries like war-torn Syria are following the same path. But surprisingly, Bangladeshis have risen to the top due to going to Europe illegally.…

Industry Desk:As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world pushing millions more people into hunger and poverty, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) increased its support for the most vulnerable and marginalized people, according to the IFAD Annual Report 2020 released yesterday.With 203 ongoing projects and total financing…

Staff Correspondent: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) yesterday approved a proposal in principle to procure various services under Direct Procurement Method (DPM) to hold the closing ceremony and other functions as part of the observance of the golden jubilee of country’s independence in a colorful and befitting manner.…

Staff Correspondent:Even though the Covid-19 crisis is deepening, traffic on the streets of capital Dhaka is increasing with every passing day amid the lockdown enforced to contain the highly transmittable Delta variant of the virus.The number of vehicles and people increased substantially on Dhaka streets yesterday, the seventh day of…

Staff Correspondent:The government will procure some 30,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea fertilizer from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) for the current fiscal year (FY-22) under state agreement with around Tk 123.56 crore.The approval came from the 25th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in this…