Bangladesh to invest in IT sector abroad
Staff Correspondent: The Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has decided to invest in the information technology (IT) sector in different countries. A proposal will be submitted to the Prime Minister for a final decision…
Read More »Conserve BD hill forests to save from climate disaster
Industry Desk: Speakers at a consultation on the formulation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) yesterday stressed the conservation of the hill forests in Bandarban to save the region from climate disaster.The consultation was jointly organised…
Read More »Govt cancels 10 coal-based projects
Staff Correspondent: The government has canceled contracts for 10 coal-fired power projects worth $12 billion.This information was given by Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment, Forests and Climate Change at a dialogue…
Read More »Textile industry lost $1.75b for gas crisis
Industry Desk: In the last 3 months, the Bangladesh textile industry lost $1.75 billion due to the gas crisis. This unsettling reality surfaced in a press conference was held by Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) on…
Read More »Don’t lobby for PD post aiming to enjoy illegal facilities
Staff Correspondent: Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque yesterday asked the concerned person not to lobby for seeking a post of project director (PD) with an aim to enjoy illegal facilities by resorting to irregularities and…
Read More »7.2pc GDP growth expected in current fiscal
Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday expressed optimism of achieving targeted 7.2 percent GDP growth in the current fiscal year (FY22).The minister said this after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase…
Read More »More attention needs to protect mothers, newborns
Staff Correspondent: Though antenatal services are now available even in the country’s remote areas, many mothers have been deprived of getting such services due to various reasons, resulting mortality of mothers.According to statistics of Bangladesh Maternal…
Read More »LNG import fails to mitigate gas crisis
Industry Desk: The government has been importing expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) to mitigate the mounting gas crisis in different industrial sectors, but that has failed to solve the problem.Recently, the gas crisis has become so…
Read More »718 more Rohingyas leave for Bhasan Char
Chattogram Bureau: In the tenth phase of relocation, some 718 more Rohingya refugees from Ukhia camps in Cox’s Bazar have left for Bhasan Char.A total of 13 buses of Rohingyas departed the transit point at Ukhia…
Read More »Govt wants to modernize prison as correctional places: Tipu
Rangpur Correspondent: Commerce Minister and heroic freedom fighter Tipu Munshi has said the government has taken various multidimensional initiatives to modernize prisons as not only jails but also correctional places.“The prisons were established a long ago…
Read More »Mutual funds failed to achieve investors’ trust
Most funds trading under NAV Mahfuja Mukul: Investors in the stock market are not interested in mutual funds. As a result, the prices of mutual funds have remained at that bottom. Mutual Fund of only 2…
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