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Govt decides to carry out feasibility study

The government has decided to employ two state think-tanks for examining the pros and cons of the use of Kolkata and Haldia ports by the Bangladesh businesses.Officials have said local shippers are pressing for using the two Indian ports to transport both export and import (ExIm) cargoes to and from...

Experts for South Asia cooperation framework

The countries in South Asia need to develop an effective regional cooperation framework to accelerate the process of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement, experts said at an international event in the capital on Tuesday. At the same time, the government agencies concerned need to move out of their silos and...

Don’t invite returning officers to meetings

Election Commission (EC) has decided to instruct the government not to invite returning officers to any gathering or meeting to avoid possible scopes of undue influence in the upcoming polls.Based on the decision, the commission will soon send letters to Cabinet Division, ministries and others entities concerned, EC Secretary Helal...

BIMSTEC sets 2019 deadline for FTA

The BIMSTEC [Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation] has set 2019 as a deadline to make FTA [free trade agreement] operational.Sources said member countries of the bloc reached a consensus in the latest meeting of BIMSTEC trade negotiation committee that ended in Dhaka on Monday.The BIMSTEC...

Editors upset about no step to amend it

Editors Council (Sampadak Parishad) has expressed its utter disappointment over the absence of any step regarding an amendment to the Digital Security Act in parliament.The law was not amended in the last session of the 10th parliament despite commitment from the government's highest level to this end.Three ministers earlier said...

Holy Miladunnabi today

Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), will be observed in the country TODAY (Wednesday) with due religious solemnity, reports UNB.On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of the Hijri calendar, Muhammad (pbuh) was born in Makkah of Saudi Arabia with divine...

Armed Forces Day today (Wednesday)

The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated today (Wednesday) marking the founding of Army, Navy and Air Force during the 1971 Liberation War, reports BSS.The day's programme will begin with the offering of special prayers after Fazr at all mosques in all the cantonments, naval and air force bases throughout...

Suicide bomber kills 50 in Kabul

KABUL, Nov 20 (Reuters): A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people, three government officials said. Najib Danish, a spokesman for the interior ministry, said more than 70 other people were injured."A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a wedding...

News Watch- (21-11-2018)

Govt orders halt of local ads on foreign TV channelsThe government has issued a notification to stop immediately the airing of advertisements of locally produced goods on foreign television channels downlinked in Bangladesh. The notification issued recently by the Ministry of Information said as per the Bangladesh Cable Television Network...