Microcredit plays vital role to create employment: Governor
Staff Correspondent:Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has said microcredit and other microfinance play a vital role towards generating employment and sustainable development in the country.In addition to contributing to the economy, microcredit has become an important…
Read More »New gas price to be announced today
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) will announce the new gas tariff at the consumer level today. Berc has called a virtual press conference in this regard at 3:00 pm yesterday.According to a Berc press…
Read More »Padma Bridge illuminated for first time
Staff Correspondent: Experimental lampposts have been lit for the first time on the much-anticipated Padma Bridge scheduled for inauguration on 25 June.The lampposts were lit in the 12th span of the bridge in the mid-river around…
Read More »Govt to take initiatives to boost tea exports
Staff Correspondent: Tea production in Bangladesh was 60 million kg in 2009, which increased to 97.51 million kg in 2021, but the product is not exported much, so the government has decided to take steps to…
Read More »India must settle water dispute with Bangladesh
Enayet Karim from Delhi: The “Golden Era” in India-Bangladesh relations must also lead to resolution of the most vexing issue between the two neighbouring countries including the dispute of water sharing of the common rivers. The…
Read More »PM: BD to maintain protocols in manpower export to Malaysia
Diplomatic Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh will send workers to Malaysia maintaining all necessary protocols, including vaccination and other formalities.She gave the assurance while visiting Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Saravanan called on…
Read More »More than 1 million people displaced in Myanmar: UN
International Desk: Post-coup violence has pushed the number of displaced people in Myanmar to more than one million for the first time, the United Nations said, warning of “dire” conditions as the monsoon approaches and fighting…
Read More »Bangabandhu hi-tech park becomes employment hub in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Bureau: The under-constructed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park has started becoming an employment hub for youths creating an enthusiasm among the young generation.At present, around 400 youths are engaged in various works, including software development,…
Read More »Hike in power, gas prices won’t be big burden on people: Nasrul
Tk 2,400 cr subsidy for gas sector, Tk 5,089 for power sector enough to keep prices stable: CAB Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said tariffs on power and…
Read More »Edible oil price to come down
Commerce Minister Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has expressed hope that the price of edible oil will come down in the domestic market as well. The minister was speaking at a press briefing at the…
Read More »Shakib made Test captain
Minto Poddar: Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named Test captain for the third time.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon made the announcement at a press conference after a concerned meeting yesterday afternoon.Liton…
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