Move on for cost-free remittance by expats
A move is under way to facilitate sending of money back home free of cost by the Bangladeshi migrant workers.The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared a concept paper on the issue.The government, not the migrant workers, will bear the cost involved in sending money to family members back home."We're...
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New cabinet with 47 council of ministers
A 47-member new cabinet has been declared with the induction of a crop of new and young faces to run the Sheikh Hasina-led government for the next five years.Thirty-six members [25 ministers, nine state ministers and two deputy ministers] of last cabinet have dropped out of the new cabinet this...
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Experts praise PM's prudence
Experts from different sectors hailed on Sunday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's prudence and dynamism in forming her council of ministers.The cabinet division declared the names of 46 members for their induction into the new cabinet the same day.Commenting on the cabinet, Policy Research Institute (PRI) chairman Dr Zaidi Sattar said...
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Ensuring sustainable energy, cut in fuel import key hurdles
Energy experts see ensuring sustainable primary energy, reducing over-reliance on fuel import, and checking 'corruption' as major challenges of Bangladesh's power and energy sector.The new government should expedite oil and gas exploration, utilise local coal, and ensure efficient use of energy to develop the sector, they opined.They also hailed Nasrul...
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DSE turnover exceeds Tk 10b mark
Turnover on the premier bourse crossed Tk 10- billion mark on Sunday following investors' 'enthusiastic' participation in share trading.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) posted the highest turnover on the day after September 13, 2018.The market operators said turnover was rising as investors were injecting fresh funds.At the end of the...
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A car being lifted with a crane
A car being lifted with a crane to use it for decorating the outer wall of a stall at the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) venue at Agargaon in the capital on Sunday. Preparations for the month-long fair, scheduled to begin on January 9, are now at the final stage...
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News Watch- (7-1-2019)
SC clears way for holding DUCSU pollsThe Supreme Court vacated on Sunday its earlier order that stayed a High court order asking the Dhaka University authorities to take necessary steps within next six months to hold Dhaka University Central Student's Union (DUCSU) election. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division...
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Prayer Timings-(7-1-2019)
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