BSCIC distributes Tk 50cr stimulus loan among micro entrepreneurs
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has distributed Tk 50 crore as stimulus loan among the micro and cottage industry entrepreneurs to overcome their shock from the COVID-19 pandemic.The loans were distributed…
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Bangladesh Health Sector Golam Mostafa Jibon: Reckless rising of costs in different programs’ projects under the health sector has become cause of concern as a section of unscrupulous officials of the sector is not following the…
Read More »BD hopes of receiving 3.5 m vaccine doses from COVAX this month: Dr Momen
Staff Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said Bangladesh is hopeful of receiving more vaccine doses this month from Japan, the European Union (EU) and the USA under COVAX facility apart from a steady…
Read More »RMG exporters seek govt intervention to ease cargo backlog at ICDs
Industry Desk: Readymade garment (RMG) and knitwear exporters have demanded the government to take urgent steps to solve the severe container crisis and squeezed capacity in containers.Exporters held a meeting with the inland depot owners, shipping…
Read More »Bangladesh sees record 201 Covid deaths in 24hrs
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh reported single day highest 201 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the deaths toll to 15,593.“The tally of infections has surged to 9,77,568 as 11,162 new cases were confirmed in the…
Read More »BD raises export target to $51 b for new fiscal year
Industry Desk: Bangladesh has set an export earnings target of $51 billion for fiscal 2021-22, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.Bangladesh earned $38.75 billion in exports during FY2021, missing the $41 billion target set for the…
Read More »Agriculture, home textile show export diversification way
Industry Desk: Agriculture and home textile products have come up as promising forex earners in this pandemic time to fit the bill in giving Bangladesh an edge over its competitors in the world of exports.The two…
Read More »Jamdani weavers of Narsingdi busy before Eid
Narsingdi Correspondent: The weavers of Jamdani Sharee at Daulatpur union of Monohardi upazila of the district are now busy producing attractive Jamdani sharee before Eid-ul Azha.The weavers for better earning remain very busy before the Eid…
Read More »Fazly mango business gains momentum in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Bureau: The Fazly mango business has gotten momentum in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts, famous for mango production in the country.Sources concerned said the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the previous one and half month-long mango business…
Read More »Exports hampered despite many empty containers lying idle
Special Correspondent:People may be surprised to learn that many empty containers are sitting idle in private inland container depots (ICDs) in Bangladesh, despite the fact that the ICDs are clogged with export cargoes due to a…
Read More »Who will pull the reins of project costs?
Increasing cost and duration has become a regular phenomenon Golam Mostafa Jibon: Allegation has been intensified that the expenditure in the name of development is not being curbed anyway even after strict directives of the Prime…
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