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  • First direct container ship leaves Chattogram port for Italy

    Staff Correspondent: Liberian-flagged ship MV Tsonga Cheetah sailed for Italy from Chattogram seaport with container-filled export goods. Through this Bangladesh started sending goods directly to Europe by sea.Mohammad Rashed, chairman of Reliance Shipping and Logistics Limited, a local representative of the ship, told yesterday.He said the ship carrying 952 TEUs…

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  • Govt to form human rights cell under UN surveillance

    Diplomatic Correspondent: The government has decided to set up a human rights cell at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka under the surveillance of the United Nations in the wake of US sanctions on RAB.Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen told reporters at the Foreign Ministry on Monday.‘Our Secretary of…

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  • Bangladesh’s manpower export rebounds

    1,31,316 people go abroad only in Dec Golam Mostafa Jibon: Despite the corona pandemic, the export of manpower including women from Bangladesh has gained momentum again after a slump in 2020.At least 1,31,316 people have gone abroad to join in different works only in December. Of them, 11,564 were women.…

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  • Pakistan’s textile exports to surge as BD, India lag behind

    Industry Desk: The textile sector of Pakistan is all set to swell due to record exports after gaining an edge over its South Asian competitors amid the Covid-19 pandemic.The country’s textile exports are expected to surge 40% from a year earlier to a record $21 billion in the 12 months…

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  • UNICEF urges govt across world to keep schools open

    Industry Desk: UNICEF has urged governments across the world to keep schools open to avert a learning catastrophe. ‘As the Omicron variant of Covid-19 continues its spread all over the world, we urge governments to do everything in their power to keep it from further disrupting children’s education,’ it said.‘To…

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  • Govt allows Bangladeshi cos
    for overseas investment

    Staff Correspondent: The government has issued a gazette notification on “Capital Account Transaction (Overseas Equity Investment) Rules 2022 that will permit Bangladeshi businesses to invest abroad.From now on, exporters will be able to invest abroad subject to adequate status of their Export Retention Quota (ERQ), according to the notification issued…

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  • Tata Group takes
    over Air India

    Industry Desk: Tata Group has officially taken over Air India from the government yesterday.Chairman of Tata Sons N Chandrasekharan met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, before the official handover of the Air India to the Tata Group. The Prime Minister’s Office released the photo of the meeting between PM…

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  • 8 Bangladeshi named in Pandora Papers

    Special Correspondent: A document of the Pandora Papers was released on Monday night (Bangladesh time) where eight Bangladeshis were named.All eight of them own companies registered in the British Virgin Islands.Pandora Papers is created by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) to expose the offshore secrets of wealthy elites.The…

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  • Removal double taxation could boost exports in Russia

    Industry Desk: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said trade and commerce between Russia and Bangladesh would increase significantly if double taxation and trade transaction hurdles in banking channels were removed.“The country has ample opportunity to expand trade with Russia. With initiative from both countries, it is possible to increase trade and…

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  • One billion to face life threat if global temperature rises

    International Desk: One billion people could be facing deadly levels of heat stress if global warming reaches 2C above pre-industrial levels, new research study has found.The research was conducted by an international team of scientists in the EU-funded Helix project, and led by the University of Exeter. UK’s Meteorological Office,…

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