Omicron may hit business confidence and economic recovery : Survey
Staff Correspondent:The new wave of Covid-19 pandemic is likely to shake the confidence of the country’s business sector as it started recovering from the earlier shocks, according to survey by South Asian Network on Economic Modeling…
Read More »HC rules against BB circular on
private bank employees’ salaryCourt Correspondent: The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain in a week as to why it shall not declare illegal a circular of Bangladesh Bank (BB), fixing minimum salaries for…
Read More »90pc Cabinet’s decisions
implemented in 3 yearsStaff Correspondent: Some 90 percent decisions, taken by the Cabinet in three years from January 2019 to December 2021, have been implemented, while the implementation of remaining 10 percent decisions is underway.The Cabinet took a total…
Read More »Govt aims for 10 pc electricity from renewables by 2025
Staff Correspondent:The 8th Five Year Plan contains various plans to meet a target of generating 10 percent of total electricity from renewable energy by 2025.Greater involvement of the private sector is encouraged towards fulfilling the government’s…
Read More »All to be fully vaccinated in Bangladesh by Dec
Health Minister Staff Correspondent: All the people of the country will get the two doses of vaccines and the booster one against Covid-19 by December as per the target, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday.“Bangladesh has…
Read More »BGMEA anticipates to bag $50b of RMG exports in 2022
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President, Faruque Hassan expressed that in 2022 Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports are likely to fetch $50 billion.Faruque Hassan made the remarks recently while visiting the Chattogram…
Read More »Luxembourg reaffirms BD to continue support on Rohingya repatriation
Staff Correspondent: Luxembourg has reaffirmed Bangladesh to continue its support regarding the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar alongside exploring new opportunities to widen and deepen the existing bilateral relations further.The reaffirmation came when Prime…
Read More »Initiatives must to recover canals filled up in Ctg: LGRD minister
Staff Correspondent: Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Md Tazul Islam has instructed Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) to recover the illegally filled up canals in Chattogram before monsoon.The poor condition of these canals…
Read More »Govt to create digital ID, smart cards for farmers
Staff Correspondent: The government plans to create digital ID and smart cards for real farmers to promptly reach them incentives and other services, officials said yesterday.The project will be placed at the ECNEC meeting for approval…
Read More »BD’s export earnings grow 41pc despite pandemic
January 2022 earnings also surpassed target set for month by 19.73 pc: EPB Special Correspondent:The country’s export sector has turned around quite well despite the Corona pandemic. Export earnings have been recorded several times in the…
Read More »BD made unprecedented development in last 10 yrs
Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Bangladesh made unprecedented development in the last 10 years, especially in the fields of agriculture, industry, trade and services.He thanked the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for…
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