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Hasina takes oath today as longest serving PM
Zarif Mahmud : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,along with her cabinet members, is going to take the oath of office as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister today (Thursday) for her historic fifth term and fourth consecutive term.The new cabinet led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in at Bangabhaban in Dhaka…
Read More »Cox’s Bazar doesn’t see targeted tourist
Staff Correspondent, Cox’s Bazar : Lakhs of tourists’ flock to Cox’s Bazar every year to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year, but this time there are no tourists as expected. Tourists do not roam in hotels-motels, beaches and various entertainment centers.Those concerned think that tourists…
Read More »Govt earnestly trying to alleviate poverty: Mannan
Staff Correspondent: Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said that the government under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been earnestly trying to alleviate poverty and eradicate hunger from the country through its various welfare-oriented initiatives.“Ours government is not a flawed government, rather a welfare government.…
Read More »How Bangladesh will be affected by new US labor policy?
Farhad Chowdhury: Recently, a letter sent to the Ministry of Commerce from the Bangladesh Mission in the United States came up for discussion. The letter warned the government of possible US sanctions on labor issues and said that Bangladesh could be one of the targets of this labor policy. How…
Read More »Tk 4,402 cr automatic border control system remains idle for 2-year
Mahfuz Emran: Over Tk 4,402 crores are being spent to create e-passport with the latest advanced technology and to introduce automatic border control management for Bangladeshi citizens staying in the country and abroad in line with the outside world. It has also increased by Tk 830 crore. But the whole…
Read More »Reserve lowered $ 1 m in 7-day
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has been suffering from dollar crisis for about a year and a half. The situation is getting more complicated day by day. The central bank is selling dollars every day in the market to deal with the crisis. As a result, the country’s foreign exchange savings or…
Read More »Police smell conspiracy behind workers’ unrest
Gazipur Correspondent: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Industrial Police Md Zakir Hossain Khan on Saturday said they smell a rat behind the unrest in the readymade garment (RMG) industry in Gazipur.“The government has already announced wages and our notion is that a group is instigating them (RMG workers) to do…
Read More »No Bangladeshi varsity in list of top 100 in Asia
Industry Desk: There is no university in Bangladesh in the list of top 100 universities in Asian University Ranking 2024 by Quack Quarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based education and research organization. The position of Dhaka University is 140th in this list.Apart from Dhaka University, Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) and…
Read More »Mathews out by strange rule, first time in cricket history
Timed out Sports Correspondent: Shakib Al Hasan was bowling the 25th over of the innings. Sri Lankan batsman Sadira Samarawickrama was dismissed on the second ball of his over. The Lankan batsman went back to 41 runs with a catch by Mahmudullah Riyad.Then the Lankan middle order and experienced cricketer…
Read More »Pvt sector credit growth lowest in 23 months
Zarif Mahmud: The credit growth in the private sector has been steadily declining. Businessmen are not going for new investments due to ongoing political unrest. Again, due to the dollar crisis, they are not able to open LCs as per demand. Besides, there is a liquidity crisis in the banking…
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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 …
