Bangladesh does not want inclusion of labour issues in any trade deal, contrary to the richer nations' view on the same, officials said.In a recent preparatory meeting on the just-postponed ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), officials of the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) expressed their reservation on proposals...
Read moreGone are the days when people were heavily dependent on the manual rice harvest method. The traditional practice is gradually being replaced by mechanised harvesting as a combined harvester is being used for both cutting and threshing paddy at the same time at a paddy field in Singair upazila of...
Read moreFinancial progress on two China-funded power- transmission projects, initiated several years ago, is less than 15 per cent now, though electricity supply in Bangladesh is far behind the generation capacity. This was disclosed in a high-level meeting held recently in Dhaka to review the progress of several of the projects...
Read moreThree people died from coronavirus and 243 more new cases were reported during the last 24 hours until 8:0am on Friday.With the latest daily count, the total fatalities from Covid-19 reached 27,989 since the virus was detected in the country in March 2020.A total of 17,387 samples were tested, including...
Read moreThe poverty alleviation efforts in rural Bangladesh have floundered following the country's rapid shift from agrarian economy to service and industry sector-led economy, according to a study.High concentration on a single crop, lack of agro product diversification, knowledge gap about high-value crop and women's unrecognised role in agriculture are the...
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