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Chinese co to invest $2.3b in steel plant

Chinese steel giant Kunming Iron and Steel Holding Company (KISC) is all set to invest US$ 2.3 billion in a steel manufacturing project in Mirersarai. A delegation of the KISC led by its chairman Zhao Yongping is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Monday).The delegation will hold final negotiations with...

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Export-import gap may cause addl shocks: BB chief

FE ReportThe central bank governor has said the growing mismatch in export-import growth could trigger 'additional shocks' in the troubled banking system.He hinted that the mismatch could create scope for money laundering, thus damaging financial institutions and the economy as a whole.To avert such dire consequences, Bangladesh Bank [BB] chief...

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First Biman Hajj flight leaves for S Arabia

The first hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with 419 pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday.A Boeing 777-300ER aircraft took off around 7:52 am from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.Civil aviation and tourism minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal and religious affairs minister Matiur Rahman inaugurated the flight at the airport.The BG-1011...

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BD ready to resolve issues with neighbours thru talks: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday Bangladesh is always in favour of resolving any issue with its neighbouring countries through dialogue, reports bdnews24.com."We are always in favour of holding dialogue to mitigate any problem, we have resolved many issues like the Land Boundary agreement through this process," she said.The...

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Two die in Saudi road accident

Two Bangladeshis were killed and three others injured in a road accident in the eastern province of Dammam in Saudi Arabia. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon local time on the Sanya road. The dead were identified as Mohammad Robi and Josimuddin. Robi was son of Abdul Kashem of Narsingdi's...

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Three of five missing students found dead

Three of the five students who went missing while bathing in the Matamuhuri river in Cox's Bazar were found dead. Rescuers were still searching for the remaining two students. — bdnews24.com

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