Bangladesh moves forward tackling challenges: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh will advance facing challenges arisen from the fallout of Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, asking the government officials to have courage to tackle any situation.“We have taken…
Read More »FBCCI keen to enhance trade ties with Brazil
Staff Correspondent: The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) is keen to develop broader trade relations with Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America.As a part of this initiative, the apex trade body…
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…
Read More »Rains likely to cool off Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent: Showers in parts of Bangladesh are likely to bring relief from the scorching hot weather in the next 24 hours, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by…
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…
Read More »KOTRA encourages Korean business executives to grab BD’s opportunities
Diplomatic Correspondent: Director General of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Kim Jong-won has encouraged the Korean business executives to reorient their focus and policy priorities toward Bangladesh and seize the opportunity offered by Bangladesh for…
Read More »Separate Ministry for blue economy sought
Sustainable Development Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam has proposed to establish a separate ministry for the blue economy or a separate division under the Ministry of Science and Technology.He emphasized on the…
Read More »Ctg Customs fails to recover Tk 3700 cr from Petrobangla
Mahfuja Mukul: Chittagong Customs owes Tk 3,700 crore revenue to the government agency Petrobangla in the fiscal year 2021-22. The customs authority is worried about this huge amount of unpaid revenue to the government agency. This…
Read More »PM to handover 26,229 abodes to homeless families today
Staff Correspondent: As part of the government’s target to ensure housing for the landless and homeless people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over 26,229 more houses to landless and homeless families under the third phase…
Read More »Govt to procure 50,000 MTs wheat, 30,000 MTs fertilizer
Staff Correspondent: The government yesterday approved separate proposals for procuring some 50,000 metric tons of wheat and some 30,000 metric tons of granular urea fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country.The approvals came from…
Read More »Demand for charger fans goes up suddenly, price too
Golam Mostafa Jibon: The demand for charger fans has gone up suddenly with the rising of power outage across the country.Recently, there are reports of increasing ‘unbearable load shedding’ across the country including the capital Dhaka.…
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