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$5.9b flows out from BD in 2015: GFI

At least US$ 5.90 billion flew out from Bangladesh illicitly in 2015 through misinvoicing in international trade with the advanced economies. The amount is closer to around two months' merchandise export of the country. Washington-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI), in its latest report on illicit financial flows to and from...

PM hosts tea party for envoys, heads of missions

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted on Monday a tea party at Ganobhaban in honour of foreign diplomats, heads of different missions and representatives of international organisations, reports UNB.She hosted the tea party for them at the South Lawn of Ganobhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister.The Prime Minister arrived...

Gazprom likely to get job of offshore seismic survey

The government is now planning to award the country's offshore seismic survey work to Russian company Gazprom under government to government (G2G) initiative. The government's change of mind has come after 'wasting' over four years in the name of competitive bidding for multi-client survey.The idea of multi-client survey was that...

Pilot smoked, was stressed, says Nepal's final report

KATHMANDU, Jan 28 : The captain of a Bangladeshi aircraft "seemed to have an emotional breakdown" before a deadly crash last March, Nepalese investigators said in a final report on the Himalayan nation's worst aviation disaster in 26 years, report agencies. The investigation by the Nepal government has found out...

4,899 garment workers lose jobs

At least 4,899 garment workers have been fired from their jobs in the aftermath of recent labour unrest over their wage disparity, according to the latest data of the Industrial Police. They worked in different factories located in Ashulia, Gazipur and Narayanganj that witnessed labour movement for review of their...

Ex-RCBC manager appeals conviction over BB heist

MANILA, Jan 28: Former Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) bank manager Maia Deguito sought the reversal of the Makati court's money laundering conviction over the Bangladesh bank heist, according to a report published on www.philstar.com.Deguito, through her lawyers, filed a 53-page motion for reconsideration on January 25. A copy of...

Members of a family checking out heritage items

Members of a family checking out heritage items at a stall at the Dhaka International Trade Fair-2019 on Monday — FE photo

Members of a family