Govt to import condensate for reopening private refineries
Staff Correspondent: Twelve private plants that separate the liquid into individual products, such as diesel, petrol and octane have remained closed for several months due to a supply shortage of condensate from local gas fields and…
Read More »Export fee for jute to see four-fold rise
Industry Desk: The jute department is going to increase the revenue fee by 400% for exports of jute and jute products, the lone $1 billion forex earner alongside the biggest contributor apparel sector.In this way, the…
Read More »Job opportunities in RMG sector to shrink
Growing automation Staff Correspondent: Though there is huge potential to boost the country’s apparel export in future, the employment generation would be shrunk in the readymade garment (RMG) sector due to the growing use of automation…
Read More »Taliban establishes first contact with India through meeting in Doha
Industry Desk: Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak Mittal yesterday met the head of the Taliban’s political office Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai in Doha — the first official contact between India and the Taliban.At the meeting, held…
Read More »BD economy to overcome Covid impact in 12 months: S&P
Industry Desk:Global Rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) in a recent report said Bangladesh’s healthy economic growth is expected to overcome the risks associated with the Covid-19 pandemic over the next 12 months.The agency also affirmed…
Read More »Tourists flocking Kuakata Sea Beach
Patuakhali Correspondent: All the tourist centers in the country have recently been opened after shut being down for a long time due to the government-announced lockdown to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.Kuakata Sea Beach…
Read More »Foreign companies seek long-term deals but experts want competitive bidding
LNG import Staff Correspondent: International suppliers are offering long-term deals with Bangladesh to meet its soaring demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG), while energy experts and consumer right groups want the government to go through a…
Read More »Conspirators active to stop dev works
Dredging Department of BIWTA Grave conspiracy goes on to tarnish images of the government Golam Mostafa Jibon: Allegation has been intensified that a powerful syndicate has remained active in grave conspiracy and making questionable the development…
Read More »SPM for fuel supply to save Tk 800cr yearly
Industry Desk:With installation of the Single Point Mooring (SPM) having double pipeline facility to supply imported fuel at Moheshkhali island, the government will save at least Tk 800 crore per annum.“Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) initiated the…
Read More »Next step of digital Bangladesh is cashless society: Joy
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Tuesday said that the next step of digital Bangladesh is building a cashless society to ensure transparency, accountability and mobility in financial transactions.“The next dream…
Read More »Saudi wants to invest in BJMC’s closed jute mills
Industry Desk: Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi said that Saudi Arabia is keen to invest in Bangladesh to operate Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC)’s closed jute mills.Saudi Arabia ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Yussef Essa…
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