Nov inflation up at 11.38pc
Official remedies work little as overall inflation again moved up to 11.38 per cent in November as its rate on account of food roared to 13.80 per cent by official count.This time, urban people have been hit hard by food-inflationary pressure as it surged by a significant rate of 2.10-percentage...
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CA seeks faith leaders' help to get precise minority info
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought cooperation of the religious leaders in collecting accurate information if any attack on minorities takes place in the country, report agencies. "I have asked you to join (today's dialogue) to know how information could be gleaned in a safer way so that...
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Stakeholders, experts suggest selective FTA deals
Government move towards trade liberalization evokes caution from domestic producers who suggest signing free-trade agreement (FTA) selectively with guardrails for local manufacturing industries.Two dozen FTAs are under negotiation with the Bangladesh government, including the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India.Industry-insiders and economists...
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15 sectors to get min. wage structures
Thousands of workers in 15 sectors are expected to come under the formal wage framework as the government has moved to introduce minimum wage structures, mainly to initiate formalisation by ensuring legal benefits, for them, officials say.The sectors are private clinic, hospital, and diagnostic centre; fertiliser factory; brick field; private...
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Ban slapped on hate speeches of Hasina from hideout
Dhaka's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Thursday issued a ban on posting and publication of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's all forms of 'hate speech' in the media and on social-media platforms. At the same time, the tribunal has ordered removing such provocative speeches' of Sheikh Hasina, now under trial, from...
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