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Focus on dos, don'ts to attract overseas investments

Bangladesh can benefit from the ongoing global trade war if the country focuses on infrastructure development, speakers at a seminar said on Saturday.They also underlined the need for easing the doing business, boosting efficiency to cut cost of production and policy-level readiness to face any uncertainty.The views and recommendations came...

Dr Kamal resolves to stay in poll race until end

Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF) leader Dr. Kamal Hossain firmly said on Saturday that the coalition would not boycott the upcoming parliamentary election, rather they would keep fighting until the end.About the then opposition coalition led by BNP which boycotted the national election in 2014, he said the nation suffered much...

Fresh round of bidding on the cards

State-run Petrobangla has finalised a draft of the model production sharing contract (PSC) to launch a fresh bidding round for onshore and offshore energy exploration."We sent the draft of the PSC to the Power and Energy Ministry recently for its final approval," a senior Petrobangla official told the FE on...

A flock of ducks from a nearby farm swimming in a canal at Alukanda in South Keraniganj of Dhaka on Saturday

A flock of ducks from a nearby farm swimming in a canal at Alukanda in South Keraniganj of Dhaka on Saturday morning. Duck rearing has become a thriving business these days — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam

China top FDI source in FY '18

China became the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) for Bangladesh last fiscal year (FY), the central bank said.The net inflow of FDI from the world's second-largest economy reached US$ 506.13 million in fiscal year 2017-18.The amount was around one-fifth of the total foreign capital flow into Bangladesh during...

UN adopts resolution on HR situation in Myanmar

The third committee of the UN General Assembly in New York has adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, reports UNB.A total of 142 countries voted in favour of the resolution and 10 countries stood against it while 26 countries refrained from casting votes on the...

Nine Rohingya hurt in camp gas cylinder blast

COX'S BAZAR, Nov 17: At least nine Rohingya people sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder used for inflating balloons exploded at Madhuchhara Camp in Ukhia Upazila on Saturday afternoon. The cylinder went off with a big bang when Rohingya boy Md Eliyas was pumping gas into a balloon at...

One dies in France fuel price hike protest

A protester died and there are reports of several injuries as demonstrators angry at rising fuel prices disrupted traffic across France. The female protester was struck after a driver panicked and drove towards demonstrators, reports said. Some 120,000 "yellow vests" gathered in 2,000 locations. They accuse President Emmanuel Macron of...

Convicted robber dies in 'gunfight'

MUNSHIGANJ, Nov 17: A convicted robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Paschim Baroikhali in Sreenagar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Tajel, 36, son of Din Islam Khorshed of Baghorar Rudrapara village.—UNB

PSC, Ebtedayee exams from today

Primary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee Examinations-2018 will begin today (Sunday) across the country with the participation of 30,95,123 examinees. As many as 2,777,270 examinees are appearing in PSC examinations while 317,853 students are participating in Ebtedayee examinations this year. — BSS