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Transshipment deal with India likely this month

Bangladesh and India are expected to sign this month the much-talked-about transshipment agreement that would allow the latter to use Chittagong and Mongla ports to transport goods to its north-eastern states. The cabinet recently gave its seal of approval for the proposed agreement.The bilateral deal is expected to be signed...

Dhaka summons envoy, lodges strong protest

The foreign ministry summoned Myanmar Ambassador Lwin Oo on Saturday to protest what officials call Naypyidaw's 'misrepresentation' of Bangladesh on its map, report agencies.Myanmar has come up with another false claim showing Bangladesh's St Martin's Island as part of their territory prompting Dhaka to react sharply and lodge a strong...

PM hopeful of sending back 1.1m Rohingya

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought the cooperation of Lions and Leos in maintaining the development spree of the country which is the main aim of her government, reports UNB."We've graduated to the developing nation level...we need to maintain this...we've to maintain the pace of development. So, I think,...

Khaleda taken to BSMMU for treatment

BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment, report agencies.The BNP chairperson was escorted out of the prison on Nazimuddin Road in Old Dhaka around 3:10pm on Saturday.She was taken to the hospital in Shahbag from the prison in Old Dhaka under...

Confidence powers pharma exports

The country's medicine export crossed the US$ 100-million mark during the last fiscal, thanks to the growing recognition of Bangladeshi drugs in the global market, insiders have said.According to available data, the local pharmaceutical industry fetched US$ 103.46 million during fiscal year (FY) 2017-18.The amount was around 16 per cent...

Goods transport owners’ strike begins today

Goods transport owners and workers called on Saturday a countrywide indefinite strike from today (Sunday). Bangladesh Goods Transport Owners and Workers United Association called the strike to realise their seven-point demand including amendment to the recently-passed Road Transport Act-2018. Leaders of the association made the strike call at a rally...