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Experts for reforming Companies Act urgently to ease doing business

Businesses and professionals on Thursday called for immediate reforms in the existing Companies Act to create a better climate for businesses in the country.Terming the existing Companies Act 'not suitable' for the changing business context, they suggested that the government should update the act to ensure ease in doing business...

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World should learn from BD how to stand by distressed humanity

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra said on Thursday the world should learn from Bangladesh on how to stand by the distressed humanity, reports UNB.She also appreciated Bangladesh, particularly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for taking the burden of giving shelter to more than one million displaced Rohingyas in...

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Overseas jobs plunge 26pc

The country's overseas employment declined by about 26 per cent during the last four months of the year as hiring by Saudi Arabia more than halved, the government said.During the January-April period of 2018, some 273,304 Bangladeshi workers went abroad with jobs.This compares with 368,458 during the same period of...

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Trump cancels Kim summit even after N Korea destroys nuclear test tunnels

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a planned historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, report agencies.Trump cancelled the summit even after North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its nuclear test siteTrump said he had made the decision based on...

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News Watch (25-5-2018)

PM talks to ailing Mahmoud Abbas over phonePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina talked on Thursday to ailing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over the phone and enquired about his health condition. She also prayed for quick recovery of Mahmoud Abbas during the phone conversation around 5:15pm, sources at the PM's Press Wing...

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Sehri, Iftar & Prayer Timings (25-05-2018)

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