250 ventilators collected from US at PM’s directive
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has collected United States (US)-made 250 ventilators, an essential treatment gear for COVID-19 patients, following the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.As per the premier’s instructions, a group of expatriate Bangladeshi physicians residing…
Read More »Bangladesh keeps investment doors open despite pandemic
Says BEZA chief Yusuf Harun Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Executive Chairman Shaikh Yusuf Harun has said the Bangladesh government continues investment services despite pandemic to allure investors to come with their new ventures…
Read More »Ito’s 5 challenges in keynote drive interest in premiere
Bangladesh-Japan relations Industry Desk:Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito provides the centrepiece, as experts from Bangladesh and Japan are brought together (in the safety of cyberspace) by Cosmos Foundation, for a dialogue on the bilateral relations…
Read More »More than 1.18 cr register for vaccine
Staff Correspondent: 1,18,49,097 people have registered to get the coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine in the country till Saturday.The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released a statement yesterday regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.It is said that 4,147 people…
Read More »Ambulance syndicate sucking extra money
Lack of monitoring blamed Golam Mostafa Jibon: Taking the advantage of corona pandemic, a powerful syndicate of ambulances and freezing vehicles carrying patients and corpses has become active around the government and private hospitals in the…
Read More »228 more die of Covid-19 in 24 hrs
Industry Desk: Some 228 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 19,274.During the period, 11,291 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection…
Read More »BB sees risk of stimulus loans diverting to stocks
Industry Desk: The Bangladesh Bank fears a diversion of low-cost stimulus loans to stocks is fuelling prices on the Dhaka bourse amid the ongoing pandemic.As it has found clues of fund diversion, it plans to issue…
Read More »Economy connected with Eid perished
Clutch of COVID-19 Golam Mostafa Jibon:Due to clutch of COVID-19 pandemic, the economy revolved with Eid-ul-Azha may fall at risk this year too like the last year as many people especially poor, middle income group and…
Read More »Working to build a service oriented admin: Hasina
Staff Correspondent:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the aim of her government is to build a fully service-oriented administration to ensure the welfare of people.“Our aim is to build an administration that will serve people and…
Read More »Momen seeks favorable business environment in Kuwait for BD
Industry Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Kuwait to establish a forum of ‘South-South Finance Development’ for creating more favorable environment for Bangladesh businesspersons in the oil-rich country.He made the request during a…
Read More »Cattle market to be closed if hygiene rules not followed
Staff Correspondent: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Atiqul Islam yesterday said there are three mobile courts for nine cattle markets in the DNCC area. If any cattle market does not follow the hygiene rules, it…
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