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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 »6 officials going to Malaysia-Singapore to see scanner machines
They have to visit factory-offices Golam Mostafa Jibon: Despite the government austerity policies, six officials including a Joint Secretary of Internal Resources Department and 5 officers of National Board of Revenue (NBR) are going to Malaysia and Singapore to visit the factory-office of Scanner machine. Firstly, they will visit the…
Read More »Process for manpower export to Malaysia continues
Industry Desk: The dilatory attitude of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment in Dhaka and the Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur continues to linger the procedure for sending Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia.The ministry is yet to finalise the list of medical centres and approve the recruitment in…
Read More »Narail mayhem: Youth arrested over Facebook post that “hurt religious sentiments”
Police today arrested college student Akash Saha (20) from Khulna over a case filed against him for making a Facebook post that reportedly hurt religious sentiments in Lohagara upazila of Narail. Confirming the development, Officer-in-Charge of Lohagara Police Station, Sheikh Abu Hena Milon, told our Bagerhat correspondent that Akash was…
Read More »UN announces $5m relief fund for BD flood victims
Industry Desk: United Nations (UN) will give $5 million as flash flood relief for Bangladesh flood victims.After a coordinated appeal by the UN country team in Bangladesh, Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, announced the allocation on Thursday.The funding will come from the UN Central Emergency…
Read More »Tripura CM sends pineapple for Sheikh Hasina
Diplomatic Correspondent: Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha yesterday sent 750 kilograms of “Kew” variety pineapples as a gift for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Monish Singh, assistant high commissioner of India in Chattogram, received the pineapples in 100 cartons at the zero line of the Akhaura-Agartala border in the presence of…
Read More »BD’s export income may be affected by increasing dominance of US$
Industry Desk: Bangladesh’s export income is likely to be affected by the increasing dominance of the US dollar over the Euro, forcing the European buyers to devalue their orders to cope with the recession, economists and exporters have said.A unit of US dollar was equal to 0.99 Euro on Wednesday,…
Read More »Inland Water Transit sets example in trade
India-Bangladesh water trade treaty Golam Mostafa Jibon: The Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) existing between Bangladesh and India has set up a unique precedent of affordable eco-friendly trade and commerce in and around the world. It has also strengthened the tie of the relevant countries along with…
Read More »Bulgaria hiring RMG workers from Bangladesh
Industry Desk: Bulgaria, a country in south-eastern Europe, is hiring skilled manpower from Bangladesh with the promise of handsome salaries. As of now, the European market remains one of the top export destinations of Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) products.But this is the first time that Bangladeshi RMG workers are about…
Read More »‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ to be rescreened in historical city Athens
Staff Correspondent: Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale, a docudrama capturing the hard-to-believe real-life story of a woman struggling to reclaim her space in her own country, continues to earn rave reviews across the globe, with Greek city Athens being the latest in the line to screen it for the audience.A special…
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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 …
