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Dhaka welcomes Indian parliamentary committee to resolve Teesta issue
Staff Correspondent: Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs in India unanimously has recently recommended to the government to resolve the pending Teesta water sharing issue at the earliest ‘to improve the bilateral relation further’ with Bangladesh.Recalling earlier discussions, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated Bangladesh’s long pending request for concluding the…
Read More »India also wants fair election in Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: India wants the twelfth parliamentary elections of Bangladesh to be peaceful, free, fair and violence-free. The spokesperson of the country’s foreign ministry, Arindam Bagchi, made this comment in response to questions at a briefing yesterday.He said, the vote will be as the people of Bangladesh want. They will…
Read More »Bangladesh’s trade deficit shrinks 48pc in FY23
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s trade deficit in the fiscal 2022-23 (FY23) narrowed amid a raft of measures, including import controls.The country’s trade deficit has decreased to -$17,155 million ( around 48 percent) in FY23 – down from -$33,250 million in the previous fiscal year – due to the tightening of imports,…
Read More »Businessmen are not interested in trade on rupee with India
Rabiul Haque: In the bilateral trade of Bangladesh with India, there are two sides of profit and loss of transaction in Indian currency Rupee. Businessmen of the two countries can open import-export LCs in rupees instead of dollars. But the businessmen of Bangladesh are not interested in this as the…
Read More »Teesta project to change northern economy
India main barrier to implement Special Correspondent: Demands for the implementation of the Teesta Master Plan have emerged strongly from the leaders of various parties. They think that Sheikh Hasina, as the daughter-in-law of Rangpur, will announce the fulfillment of the long-standing demands of the people of this region today.…
Read More »GDP expected to reach $1.577 tr by end of ‘23
Staff Correspondent: According to World Economics’ latest report, the size of Bangladesh’s GDP in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms at the end of 2023 will be $1.577 trillion, with additional estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year.With this huge formal and rising…
Read More »Bangladesh is joining RCEP
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is joining the trade alliance Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This decision was taken in an inter-ministerial meeting held under the chairmanship of Commerce Ministry Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh. Now this decision of the ministry will be presented in the cabinet meeting. If approved there, the…
Read More »3 feet of tidal bore likely
Staff Correspondent: The low pressure that is formed in the Bay has turned into a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. It moved from the sea to the land in Khepupara, Bangladesh, through Khulna and is now located as a depression in West Bengal, India. With this, air pressure…
Read More »Indian rice export ban may lead to global food shortage
Asifiqbal Thakoor: India has banned the export of rice, an essential food product for billions of people around the world. This could lead to global food shortages. British media BBC reported this information in a report yesterday.On July 20, India banned the export of non-basmati white rice. Basically, the country…
Read More »Gross irregularities found in building model mosque
Staff Correspondent: Some have defective wooden doors. Plastic doors are also of poor quality. Some of the tiles are broken, not properly plastered. Most of the fittings, including toilets, are of poor quality. Due to the high front stairs, it is difficult for the elderly to climb. This picture is…
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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 …
