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Gold coming from abroad
being smuggled to IndiaGolam Mostafa Jibon: Bulk portion of the gold comingfrom abroad especially from Dubai and Singapore in legal way is being smuggled to neighboring country India through illegal border routes under the nose of authorities concerned due to high demand and price. As a result, country is being deprived of huge…
Read More »Dhaka votes Ukraine in UN
Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday defended its voting in favour of the latest resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine saying Bangladesh remains very vocal on humanitarian issues.“We voted on humanitarian grounds. We’re known as a humane country in the world.…
Read More »Russia to lose 80pc of its foreign assists
Enayet Karim: The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) is a secure network for transmitting messages of Brussels-based interbank financial transactions. Russia could ban Swift transactions if attacks on Ukraine are not stopped. Sanctions from the United States and its allies indicate that 80 percent of assets in the…
Read More »Zelensky accepts Putin’s proposal
Ready for peace talks International Desk: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal and is ready to negotiate peace and a ceasefire, Zelensky’s press secretary Sergey Nikiforovsaid yesterday.“I have to refute allegations that we have refused to have talks. Ukrainehas always been and is ready to…
Read More »3,500 Russian troops killed
Russia claims control of Ukrainian cities International Desk: The Ukraine military says more than 3,500 Russian troops have been killedin fighting with Ukrainian troops, according to a post on social media Facebook. In addition, about 200 Russian soldiers have been captured.Ukraine claims Russia has lost 14 planes, six helicopters and…
Read More »Bangladesh will lead global
apparel market by 2023Achieving $50 b export benchmark Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh is going to be global apparel market leader by the year 2023 by achieving US$ 50 billion export-earning benchmark. Moreover, most of the raw materials will be produced locally, so the earnings from the sector could be taped almost 70 percent.The main…
Read More »Pakistan facing language crisis in education system
Special Correspondent: Study of education system in Pakistan claims dominance of ‘Urdu’ and ‘English’ is a barrier to effective schooling for all but linguistic elite and threatens to undermine social cohesion. Not now, Pakistan also tried to impose Urdu as state language in the united Pakistan.Pakistan’s commitment to using Urdu…
Read More »IsDB to provide $56m to BD agreement signed
Diplomatic Correspondent: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) will provide $56 million assistance to Bangladesh for financing the “Inclusive Sanitation and Hygiene Project in 10 (Ten) Priority Towns in Bangladesh” Project.In this regard, a loan agreement has been signed yesterday between the government of Bangladesh and the IsDB.Under the loan agreement,…
Read More »BD, US can work together to showcase effective climate actions: FM
He holds meeting with US climate envoy Kerry in Munich Dilpomatic Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh and the US can work together to realise several long-term, ambitious initiatives to showcase effective climate actions.He made the remarks following his meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy for…
Read More »Nepal-Bhutan-China to be
connected with BD railAfter India it will be new int’l rail route Zarif Mahmud:Rail communication between Bangladesh and India so far been established. More new rail connections are being introduced between the two more countries. As a result, trade between the two countries is gaining momentum and communication is gaining new dimensions. Bangladesh…
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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 …
