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Forex dealers call for cautious LC opening

Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) will urge its member banks to be cautious about opening letters of credit (LCs) for import, considering the overall forex market situation.The decision came at a meeting of the technical committee of BAFEDA held at its office in Dhaka on Sunday with its Chairman...

Govt to do everything to cope with the changing world: PM

Mentioning that science and technologies are like flowing rivers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday the government will do whatever is needed to cope with the fast-changing world, reports UNB."To cope with the fast-changing world, we'll surely take the steps which are needed for the brighter and beautiful future...

Dhaka weighing proposal warily as Ctg, Mongla up capacity

Bangladesh remains non-committal about Indian proposal to use the latter's sea ports by Bangladeshi shippers.When contacted, shipping secretary Abdus Samad told the FE that Bangladesh would take decision on the proposal after evaluating the pros and cons."We shall take opinions of business community, port authorities and other stakeholders. If the...

Tigers beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in 1st ODI

Bangladesh beat visiting Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series held on Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in the city, reports BSS.Bangladesh innings - 271 for 8 in 50 overs, Kayes 144, Saifuddin 50, Mithun 37, Kyle Jarvis 4/37 and Tendai Chatara...

Priority to ensure enough rice stock ahead of polls

The government is now attaching utmost priority to ensure enough stock of rice to avert any unpleasant experience ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections, officials said.It has already reviewed the Boro procurement target two times and set an all-time record target of 1.7 million tonnes of rice which was only...

Cops recover six bodies in Dhaka, Narayanganj

Police recovered six bodies from Araihazar upazila in Narayanganj and Diabari areas early Sunday, reports UNB.The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.In Narayanganj, police recovered the bodies of four young men from the Panchrukhi area, said MA Haque, officer-in-charge of Araihazar Police Station.Locals spotted the bodies around...

News Watch- (22-10-2018)

PM addresses press confce on S Arabia visit todayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference today (Monday) to brief the media about her just-concluded Saudi Arabia visit. The press conference will be held at her official Ganobhaban residence at 4.00 pm. — BSS EC to meet President on...