Bangladesh
Bangladesh
10pc incentive in non-cotton segment can fetch $ 2bn more
Industry Desk: Although, Bangladesh manufacture and exports readymade garments (RMG) for 40 years, but the industry is much focused on cotton-based products. It is understood that RMG product diversification took place at the minimum level.Recently Bangladesh’s epic apparel trade body, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan…
Read More »Desco’s underground cabling plan misses JICA deadline
Staff Correspondent: An ambitious plan by Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd to send the overhead electric cables underground in the city’s posh areas has to wait. How long? Not even the utility company has an answer.And it has itself to blame for the uncertainty over the Tk. 240 crore-project.The company…
Read More »Govt works for economic solvency of commoners: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has been working to ensure economic solvency of the grassroots people to build Bangladesh as a poverty-free country.“If we want to build a poverty free country, we have to bring economic solvency for the commoners. If we want to speed…
Read More »Model mosques to inspire all to understand essence of Islam: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday hoped that the model mosques will help spread the essence of Islam and its inspirational practices and culture to all irrespective of their religions and castes.“The culture and messages of Islam will have an enormous attention of all through these model mosques. The…
Read More »Shafiuddin Ahmed made new Army chief
Industry Desk: The Defence Ministry has named Lt General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed as the new chief of the Bangladesh Army.Ahmed, the current quartermaster general, will serve as the army chief for three years, starting on Jun 24, the Ministry of Defence said in a notice yesterday.He will also be promoted…
Read More »Border districts turn hotspots for Indian Delta variant
Infections spreading to villages rapidly Golam Mostafa Jibon: All the bordering districts of the country have now turned into hotspots for Indian variant of coronavirus causing fear of ultra-epidemic.Meanwhile, infection with the Indian variant has started spreading rapidly from village to village scaring to go the situation out of control…
Read More »8th 5-yr plan preparations under way to face challenges of dev economy
Industry Desk: The government is preparing an action plan that will focus on helping the businesses to be more competitive in international export trade to face the new challenges after its graduation to a developing economy.The plan, being prepared by the economic relations division, will include the strategies in the…
Read More »Never ending digging causes water logging
Woes to city dwellers Golam Mostafa Jibon: Unplanned digging at here and there in the name of development works has caused of water logging at different places in the capital that adds immense sufferings to the city dwellers.Lack of coordination between the utility service providing organizations including City Corporations, WASA…
Read More »Bangladesh to attain 6.1pc GDP growth in 2020-21 fiscal: Kamal
Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday expected that Bangladesh will be the topmost in terms of GDP growth among other South Asian countries with securing 6.1 percent growth rate in the current FY 2020-21.“Our GDP growth rate will be 6.1 percent at the end of the current fiscal…
Read More »Most pumps supplying adulterated fuel oil
Destroying car engines in short time Golam Mostafa Jibon: Stealing of fuel oils from most of the fuel pumps in the capital through different tricks is going on unabated due to lack of proper monitoring by the authorities concerned.On the other hand, adulterated fuels are being supplied randomly that damaging…
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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 …
