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Move to devise regional policy to decentralise goods handling

The government has moved to formulate regional policy on decentralisation of loading and unloading of goods to reduce pressure on Chittagong port and ensure optimum use of capacity of other ports, officials have said.An eight-member committee, led by additional secretary of the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) Abdul Quddus Khan, is...

Trouble-torn DEE faces yet another disruption

The design of piers for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE), a public-private partnership (PPP) project, has been changed halfway through the first phase work of the project, sources said.They said the Thai concessionaire of the PPP project changed the pier design for the remaining two segments from Banani to Kutubkhali,...

Aug 21 grenade attack case verdict today

After a long wait for over 14 years, a speedy trial tribunal is set to deliver its verdict today (Wednesday) in two cases filed over the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital in 2004, reports UNB.BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, two former ministers Abdus...

IMF projects 7.1pc growth for B’desh

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted that Bangladesh's GDP (gross domestic product) growth is likely to hit 7.1 per cent in fiscal 2019-end.Bangladesh's economic growth is expected to reach 7.0 per cent in 2023, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook 2018 (WEO), which was released on Tuesday...

Non-food inflation creeps up in Sept

Non-food prices rose for the country's consumers as point-to-point rate of inflation for such items went up to 5.45 percent in September.Data released from the state-controlled Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Tuesday showed that the increase was 0.72 percentage points higher logged in August.The inflation of noon-food items in...

UN urges BD to revise Digital Security Act

UN Human Rights body has called on Bangladesh to urgently revise the Digital Security Act, to ensure that it is in line with international human rights law, reports UNB.The rights body wants to see that the law provides for checks and balances against arbitrary arrest, detention, and other undue restrictions...

News Watch- (10-10-2018)

Govt to appoint 10,000 doctors before electionRAJSHAHI, Oct 09: Health and Family Welfare Minister Muhammad Nasim has said 10,000 doctors will be given appointment before the forthcoming national election. "During last couple of years, 10,000 to 15,000 nurses were given appointment," he said while addressing a view-exchange meeting with doctors...