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BD to import rice from Vietnam and India
Industry Desk: Bangladesh is finalising deals with Vietnam and India to import a total of 330,000 tonnes of rice as it races to replenish reserves and cool domestic prices, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter.Soaring prices of the staple grain for the country’s 165 million people pose a…
Read More »BD set to import 500,000 tons of wheat from Russia
Industry Desk: Bangladesh is set import 500,000 tonnes of wheat at $430 a tonne from Russia in a government-to-government deal as it battles to secure supplies amid surging prices, two government officials with the direct knowledge of matter said yesterday.The south Asian country, among importers hit by disruption to Ukrainian…
Read More »PM urges Myanmar to ensure return of Rohingyas
Diplomatic Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Myanmar should let the international organizations to work in the Rakhine state to create a proper environment for the dignified return of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people.“Myanmar should allow international organizations to work in Rakhine state,” she said when UN Special Envoy…
Read More »Army to be deployed in national elections
Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has said that it has been decided to take the help of the army in the upcoming parliamentary elections. However, the organization does not want to give any judicial power to the army members.On Thursday (August 25), Election Commissioner Md. Alamgir said.He said that…
Read More »BD seeks $ 2 b from WB, ADB to stabilize economy
Industry Desk: The government has requested for $2 billion from the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in budget aid to prop up the economy on the edge due to the Ukraine-Russia war following the pandemic.Bangladesh asked for fund assistance of $1 billion from the ADB and…
Read More »JICA to continue supports for power and energy sector
Diplomatic Correspondent: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue to work with the government to enhance the capacity of Bangladesh power and energy sector.“JICA wants to continue to work for enhancing the capacity of Bangladesh power and energy sector and developing the combined Maheshkhali-Matarbari energy transition infrastructure,” said JICA Executive…
Read More »BD imports a record $83.68 b worth of goods
thru’ LCs in FY 22Industry Desk: Goods worth $83.68 billion were imported into Bangladesh through letters of credit, or LCs, in the last fiscal year, which is a massive 46 percent jump from the previous fiscal year, according to updated import data released by Bangladesh Bank on Sunday,Importers in Bangladesh had opened LCs worth…
Read More »BD knows how to address climate change challenges
Industry Desk: Bangladesh has a wealth of ideas on how to address the challenges of climate change both at home and in the wider world. The word of praise has come from the head of the Delegation of European Union (EU) in Dhaka. The EU Delegation to Bangladesh organised a…
Read More »Kolkata markets cry for Bangladeshi visitors
Travel ban hits business Enayet Karim back from Kolkata:Most of the West Bengal markets and hotels, particularly in Kolkata have shutdown due to lack of customers, especially from Bangladesh due to the ongoing travel banimposed for the Covid pandemic. A few numbers of shops are remained open but passing idle…
Read More »Cyber crime goes on unabated
Propagandist active at home and abroad Golam Mostafa Jibon: An organized syndicate involved with various cyber crimes has become active again to carry different types of propaganda based on rumors against the father of the nation, the Prime Minister and the incumbent government with a view to create instability across…
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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 …
