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Kamal asks customs to scan exports, imports

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal instructed on Sunday the customs authorities to scan all export and import products at entry and exit points.He also directed them to conduct physical inspection of at least 10 per cent products at customs points.Mr Kamal made the direction at a meeting with top customs...

Income of superrich up, poorest down

Income share of the richest five per cent of Bangladesh has been on the rise over the last three decades while that of the poorest is decreasing, a recent research has revealed. While the richest five per cent of Bangladesh shared 18.85 per cent of the total income during 1991-92;...

BTRC moves to clip GP's dominance

The telecom regulator has designated Grameenphone as a Significant Market Player (SMP) in an attribution that may lead to several strategic moves to curb its dominance the local telecom market. SMP is a regulatory process through which pure competitive condition is maintained in the market. Following its implementation, the large...

BD among least cyber-secure countries

Bangladesh has been found the sixth least cyber-secure among 60 countries covered in a study. Around 35.91 per cent mobile phones and 19.07 per cent computers of the country were attacked by malware in 2018, said the study conducted by UK-based research firm Comparitecha. In terms of overall performance, Bangladesh...

Cyclone-time silt to fill Payra channel in only two days

The Payra Port Authority (PPA) last month signed a deal with Belgian firm 'Jan De Nul' for capital dredging of the port's main access channel.The dredging of the 75-kilometre long and 100-metre wide channel will start within six months.Officials said the dredging will be part of a trial to assess...

Court again seeks CID report by March 13

A Dhaka court asked on Sunday the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) again to submit its report by March 13 on a case filed over the incident of cyber heist of $101 million from Bangladesh Bank's account in 2016, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order after...

A motorbike rider

A motorbike rider and a pedestrian defying the bar to cross the level-crossing at Karwan Bazar in the capital on Sunday although a train (not in the frame) is approaching towards them — FE Photo

News Watch- (11-2-2019)

Fire guts 100 shanties in CtgCHATTOGRAM, Feb 10: Over 100 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire at three slums in the Rail Gate area of the port city on Saturday night. Three firefighting units from Chandanpur, Agrabad and Bayzid Station doused the fire at 12:30am after several hours of...