Govt targets big cut in port lead time

The government has set a target to cut the time for completing import and export procedures to two days and one day respectively by 2022 under the National Single Window (NSW) project.Currently, it takes eight days for clearing the imported goods and five days for forwarding export items through different...

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Four die in clashes with police in Bhola

BHOLA, Oct 20 (Agencies): Four people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured in a clash between police and local people while demonstrating in Borhanuddin upazila on Sunday, demanding the punishment of a youth 'for a Facebook post' hurting the religious sentiment.Four people-Mizan, Mahfuz Patwari, Shaheen and Mahbub...

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Omera to raise Tk 2.38 billion

The country's largest LPG firm, Omera Petroleum Limited, will raise funds worth Tk 2.38 billion from the capital market.The company will raise the amount by floating initial public offering (IPO) using the book building method.The company intends to use the money for purchasing an ocean-going vessel and repay loans, among...

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No fresh loans to defaulters in one month

The High Court on Sunday ordered the Bangladesh Bank and other banks not to allow the loan defaulters to take out fresh credit for the next one month or until the disposal of the writ petition.The HC bench of Justice J B M Hassan and Justice Md Khairul Alam passed...

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Omar Faruk sacked from Jubo League

Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been relieved of his duty as chairman of the ruling Awami League's youth front Jubo League following arrests of several of its leaders in a crackdown on illegal gambling, extortion and contract-grabbing in the past few weeks, reports bdnews24.com.A committee has been formed to prepare for...

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Prayer Timings-(21-10-2019)

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