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DCCI urges govt to cut duty, ensure speedy port clearance

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) called upon the government on Sunday to reduce import duty on essential commodities and to ensure speedy customs clearance in the ports to keep their prices stable during the month of Ramadan.The trade body also stressed the need for streamlining traditional supply chain...

Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, was celebrated amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm across the country on Saturday, reports UNB.The festivities began at dawn with the artistes from Chhayanaut welcoming the day with Tagore's famous song 'Esho hey Baishakh, esho, esho (come O Baishakh, come)' under the banyan...

Bangladesh making product list to seek market access to UAE, KSA

Bangladesh is preparing a list of potential exportable products to seek duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) market access to gulf countries, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), officials said.The Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has already prepared a preliminary list of 137 products and requested all...

PM off to Dammam on nine-day visit to Saudi Arabia, UK

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Sunday afternoon on a nine-day official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, reports UNB.A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage took off from Hazrat Shahjalal Interna- tional Airport for Dammam at 4:40pm.The flight is scheduled to...

Myanmar announces return of first Rohingya family

YANGON, Apr 15 (AFP): Myanmar's government said it has repatriated the first family of Rohingya refugees, among the 700,000 who fled a brutal crackdown, but the move was slammed by rights groups as a publicity stunt which ignored warnings over the security of returnees.The stateless Muslim minority has been massing...

New push in UN to end Syria’s chemical weapons following strikes

The United States, the United Kingdom and France are pushing for an "irreversible" end to Syria's chemical weapons programme, amid furious recriminations from Russia over the effectiveness and legality of a wave of US-led missile strikes on Syrian targets, report agencies.UN diplomats shared with CNN a new resolution, led by...

Digital security act won’t harm freedom of expression: Joy

Digital security act has been made not to gag freedom of expression rather to stop spreading of falsehood and militant activities through social media to protect minority community, said Prime Minister's ICT affairs adviser Swajib Wazed Joy, reports BSS. "Expression of freedom is a right of a citizen. Digital security...

BGB-BSF joint vigil curbs crimes in Feni frontier

FENI, April 15, 2018 (BSS) - An intensified joint vigil of Bangladeshi and Indian frontier guards proved effective in confronting crimes in bordering areas in the southeastern Feni district, particularly in stopping the smuggling of contraband drugs, BGB officials said here today.Border Guard Bangladesh's (BGB) Battalion 4 Commanding Officer (CO)...

Muhith off to US to join IMF-WB meetings

Finance Minister AMA Muhith left here for the USA on Sunday to attend the Springs Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group in Washington DC, reports UNB.An Emirates Airlines flight carrying the minister took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 7:30pm, said Md Shahedur Rahman,...

ACC grills four over Farmers Bank loan scam

The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) grilled four accused, including Farmers Bank's former Audit Committee chairman Mahabubul Haque Chisty, on Sunday in a case over embezzlement of Tk 1.6 billion and irregularities in loan disbursement, reports UNB . ACC Assistant Director (Public Relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said the interrogation started in...