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Draft guidelines for overseas equity investment ready

The proposed 'Overseas Equity Investment Guidelines 2018' are set to be ready for receiving approval from the government shortly, officials said.When contacted, senior secretary of Financial Institutions Division Md Eunusur Rahman said recently, "The draft 'Capital Account Transactions (Overseas Equity Investment) Guidelines 2018" may be placed before the cabinet committee...

Local people rescuing a woman who was being swept away

Local people rescuing a woman who was being swept away in floodwaters at Barohat in Moulavibazar on Sunday — Focus Bangla

Remittances rise ahead of Eid festival

The country received nearly US$ 900 million in remittances in the first half of the current month as overseas Bangladeshis sent higher volume of money back home ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, officials said.The inflow of remittances amounted to $ 886.92 million from June 01 to June 15, according to...

Myanmar now erasing the Rohingya's very name

Myanmar has, so far, failed to conduct credible investigation into the allegations of ethnic cleansing against Rohingyas by its security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said on Monday.He also disclosed that the Fact-Finding Mission report and the report of the Special Rapporteur on...

Aziz Ahmed new Army chief

Aziz Ahmed The government has appointed Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed as the new chief of Bangladesh Army, reports UNB.The Ministry of Defence issued a notice in this regard on Monday.He will be promoted as a General. He will take over the charge as Army Chief on June 25 for the...

Road crashes kill 37

A total of 37 people were killed and 38 others were injured in separate road accidents across the country over the past four days since Friday, the day before Eid, reports UNB.On Monday, a total of 14 people were killed and 23 were injured in Nilphamari, Jhenidah and Magura districts.In...

'Drug trader' dies in Jashore 'gunfight'

JASHORE, June 18: A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with rivals at Chengutia in Abhaynagar upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 38, son of Nur Islam of Buikara village in the upazila.— UNB

Minister calls for duty cut on liquor

Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain put emphasis on Monday on reducing the duties on liquor to attract more foreigners for flourishing tourism. The minister said this while participating in the general discussion on the budget in the Jatiya Sangsad. He requested the government to increase the licenced...

Benapole, Bhomra ports reopen

BENAPOLE, June 18: The land ports at Benapole and Bhomra reopened on Monday after five days. The two ports play an important role in export-import business between Bangladesh and India. From June 14 to June 17 the import- export remained closed due to Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. — UNB