Industry Desk: With the help of the Malaysian labour department, approximately 120 Bangladeshi migrant workers who had been left without jobs since their arrival legally four months ago have been given jobs.The Malaysian ministry has announced…

S Korea plans to receive 10,000 Bangladeshi workers this year

Diplomatic Correspondent: The South Korean government plans to receive 10,000 Bangladeshi expatriate workers this year.Outgoing Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun made the disclosure while paying a farewell call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban yesterday.While…

2,000 homes destroyed,10,000 partially damaged in Saint Martin’s, Teknaf

Cyclone Mocha Staff Correspondent: About 2,000 homes were destroyed while over 10,000 houses partially damaged during tropical cyclone Mocha in the Saint Martin’s island and Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district, said State Minister for Disaster…

Country faces power outages for 6 to 7 hours daily

Country sees over 2000 MW of power shortage Staff Correspondent: According to official sources, like the previous few days the country has been seeing over 2000 MW of power shortage.As a result, consumers across the country…

Mango Special Train to start operation from May 20

C’nawabganj Correspondent: Chapainawabganj Deputy Commissioner A K M Galiv Khan said that ‘Mango Special Train’ will start operation on May 20.He came up with this information in a discussion meeting over mango transporting in the conference…

Non-traditional markets drive export growth for Bangladesh

Industry Desk: In the first ten months until April of the current fiscal year, exports to non-traditional markets grew by an impressive 30.80%, reaching $7 billion. Also, the market shares of non-traditional export destinations increased to…

Cyclone Mocha damages 10,000 houses in Cox’s Bazar

Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: Cyclone Mocha has damaged 10,000 houses in Cox’s Bazar. Among those, 1,200 houses were damaged in Saint Martin of Teknaf.Referring to this information yesterday afternoon, Deputy Commissioner Md Shaheen Imran said that Mocha’s…

Nasrul urges Oman to supply LNG cargoes soon

Diplomatic Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday urged Oman to supply the remaining cargoes of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as soon as possible in continuation with the previous agreement.Nasrul made…

Mango exports target more than doubled to 4,000 tonnes this year

Industry Desk: The growth of exportable mango plantations, modern orchard management, and the creation of new markets have all contributed to a steady increase in mango exports from Bangladesh to various countries and regions, including the…

Revenue deficit may hit Tk55,000cr in current fiscal

Policy Research Institute Industry Desk: According to a recent estimate by the Policy Research Institute (PRI), in the current FY2022-23, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) may face a revenue deficit of Tk54,600 crore in comparison…

BD-Vietnam eye FTA to boost economic relations

Diplomatic Correspondent: Bangladesh and Vietnam have agreed to explore possibilities of concluding a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in order to add further substance to the steadily increasing bilateral trade and economic relations between the two…