More linkage industries, economic zones required for sustainable LDC graduation: speakers
Industry Desk: Speakers at a webinar yesterday laid emphasis on upgrading hard and soft business infrastructures; encouraging linkage industries and establishment of special economic zones; and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) park for smooth and sustainable graduation…
Read More »BGMEA urges its members to release imported goods from Ctg port
Industry Desk: The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) issued a notice yesterday urging concerned members to unload their imported items from Chittagong port and transport them to their factories.The announcement from the BGMEA stated…
Read More »Container congestion severely hampers exports from CPA
Staff Correspondent: The container congestion in the prime port-Chattogram has been hampering exports of the country as the normal operations of the port is not conducting smoothly. The authority of CPA has failed to strengthen the…
Read More »Tourism sector facing severe fund crisis
Industry Desk: The tourism sector of the country that hit rock bottom at the height of the coronavirus pandemic is now facing an existential crisis as all the industry activities remained halted for about one and…
Read More »Raw jute prices in free fall as exports decline
Industry Desk: Raw jute prices have plummeted in the southwest region of the country frustrating farmers and small traders who have sought government interventions immediately to find out the reasons and address the problem.Raw jute was…
Read More »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…
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