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Remittance stays in negative territory

The inward remittance flow remained pegged into a negative territory despite a significant rise in overseas jobs of Bangladeshi nationals by official count in the just-concluded year.The remittance inflow fell by 0.53 per cent or US$72.46 million to $13.54 billion in 2017 from $13.61 billion a year before, according to...

Overseas employment hits record high

Over 1.0 million Bangladeshi workers got overseas jobs in 2017 which was the highest in the country's history, according to official statistics. Earlier, the highest number of 875,055 workers secured overseas jobs in 2008. The country started sending workers in 1976 with 6,087 jobs, it showed.Migration rights campaigners, however, said...

Businesses to get all-out support to expand export basket: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the businessmen on Monday to explore new markets, produce new products and maintain their quality, reports UNB."You (businessmen) have to look for new countries, new markets and assess the demands in those markets. If we can do that we'll be able to boost our business....

LTU automated recordkeeping suffers for lack of expertise

The automated recordkeeping system in the case of large taxpayers has remained almost dysfunctional for a year for lack of expertise at the National Board of Revenue (NBR). Officials said the tax administration has got no technical hands to decode data on taxes and large taxpayers since two hired foreign...

Cabinet likely to get new members today

The cabinet is likely to see a reshuffle today (Tuesday) apparently to infuse dynamism into government activities ahead of the next general election, report agencies.State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Narayan Chandra Chanda, AKM Shahjahan Kamal, an MP from Laxmipur-3 constituency, Kazi Keramat Ali, elected from Rajbari-1 and IT expert...

News Watch (02-02-2018)

Bus-van collision leaves 5 dead in BograBOGRA, Jan 1: Five people were killed and 26 others injured in a fatal road accident at Noy Mile on Bogra-Dhaka highway in Shahjahanpur thana of the district on Monday afternoon. Three of the deceased were identified as Mithila, 20, Mahi Khatun, 23 and...

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid amidst students during book-distribution ceremony

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid amidst students during book-distribution ceremony at Azimpur Government Girls School and College ground in the city on Monday. — FE photo