More US fashion buyers eager to source from BD
Industry Desk: Nearly half of the American fashion brands and buyers are eager to source more from Bangladesh over the next two years they discover costs in the nation lower than worldwide normal prices.According to a…
Read More »No money from stimulus package enters stock market: Minister
Staff Correspondent:Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that remittances and undisclosed money have gone to the country’s stock market.“But no money from government’s stimulus package went to the stock market”, he said while briefing reporters…
Read More »Implementation of Bangabandhu’s dream is ultimate dev of BD: PM
Staff Correspondent:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the implementation of the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the ultimate development of Bangladesh.“The sole responsibility [of us] is implementation of the Father…
Read More »PM distributes flats among 300 slum dwellers
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday distributed newly-constructed flats among 300 slum dwellers to enable them to have civic facilities.The allocation papers of the new flats in 14-storey three buildings in the capital’s Mirpur were…
Read More »Shops can be opened after taking vaccine jab: minister
Staff Correspondent: The restrictions have been extended till August 10 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak and the recommendation of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The shops will be opened from August 11 subject…
Read More »CPD finds 5.3 pc inflation unrealistic as cost goes up
Industry Desk: The 5.3 per cent inflation target, set by Bangladesh Bank’s new monetary policy, is not realist as it has been estimated on the basis of a consumption basket developed 16 years ago since when…
Read More »Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment to Covid patients with mild complications as hospitals are under an unprecedented crisis with huge patients, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.“Already…
Read More »RMG leaders plan to start vaccination from 8 August
Workers back to work without vaccination Staff Correspondent: After Eid-ul Azha, 90 percent workers of the apparel industry backed to their Jobs. But almost all the workers yet not vaccinated. The leaders of the industry said,…
Read More »Govt moves to boost climate resilience of vulnerable people
Staff Correspondent: The government is finalising a project aimed at enhancing the climate resilience of vulnerable communities who live on coastal islands and riverine chars in the country.The project titled, ‘Adaptation Initiative for Climate Vulnerable Offshore…
Read More »Dhaka’s traffic overload not ends even in lockdown!
UNB: Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is known for its traffic congestion. One will see it, no matter whether there is a shutdown or bad weather because its chaotic traffic — still too mild a term…
Read More »Small entrepreneurs being deprived of govt incentives
COVID-19 Pandemic Golam Mostafa Jibon:Big merchants are getting benefits of the incentive packages announced by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to revive the country’s economy, while small entrepreneurs including owners of cottage, small, medium and small…
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