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Situation tough for both service seekers, officials in passport office

The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) is struggling to deal with ever-growing number of service recipients amid its limited resources, officials said.The situation is causing multi-pronged strains, mainly in the form of increase in workload of the officials concerned.Besides, the people who come to renew their passports or take...

Remittances rise by 10pc in eight months

The flow of remittances rose by nearly 10 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, despite significant falloff in February year-on-year, officials said.Bangladeshi nationals working abroad sent $10.40 billion home during the July-February period of the FY 2018-19 from $9.46 billion in the same period...

Nasrul urges businesses to lower LPG prices

State minister for power and energy Nasrul Hamid on Sunday urged businesses to bring down prices of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the local market to help boost its consumption.Mr Hamid made the urging at the inaugural ceremony of a two-day South Asia LPG Summit 2019 at International Convention...

Quader falls sick, decision today on taking him to Singapore

Mentioning that the condition of ailing minister Obaidul Quader has improved, Vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Prof Dr Kanak Kanti Barua on Sunday night said the decision to take him to Singapore will be taken this (Monday) morning, if needed, reports UNB."A three-member team of physicians came...

LoC remains quiet but Kashmir tense amid militancy crackdown

SRINAGAR/MUZAFFARABAD (Agencies): As India and Pakistan seemingly dial down hostilities that brought the arch enemies to the brink of another war, a massive crackdown on militancy in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region is killing both militants and security personnel in big numbers. At the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto...

No smooth sailing yet as design hurdle remains

After overcoming the Padma main bridge imbroglio, it is still no smooth sailing for those doing the design of the rail links with the country's longest infrastructure over a river.At the very beginning of getting down to the work on the railway track, the authorities have stumbled upon a design-related...

BD ninth most generous country in Asia: CAF

Bangladesh has been ranked ninth among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking of most generous countries, reports UNB.With an overall score of 31 per cent, the country has been ranked 74 in the world and fourth in South Asia in the CAF World Giving Index 2018 by British organisation...

News Watch- (04-03-2019)

Cops seize 700 gold bars from two vehicles in CtgPolice seized 700 gold bars during the searches of two vehicles in Chattogram city and Mirsarai. The first car was stopped at an intersection in the port city on Sunday and the second was stopped in Mirsarai's Shonapahar area a few...