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India plans to use BD waterway for a freight corridor

The Indian government is working on a plan to set up a waterway freight corridor to connect the mainland with the northeastern states via Bangladesh at a cost of Indian rupees 50 billion, according to economictimes.indiatimes.com The move would substantially reduce the time taken to transport goods to the eight...

Country in grip of 'crony capitalism'

Bangladesh is going through a 'crony capitalism' phase due to the growing nexus between certain political class and business class, experts said at a workshop in the capital on Monday. Such 'monopolistic' crony capitalism is diluting the culture of accountability and institutional effectiveness in the country which may affect country's...

PM censures opposition unity move

NEW YORK, Sept 24 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday Dr Kamal Hossain and Badruddoza Chowdhury have got together with corrupt people to fight against corruption.She said this mentioning that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman are convicted in graft cases."Getting together with all such...

BD offers duty benefit to five APTA states

Bangladesh has offered duty benefit on import of 602 products from five countries under Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).APTA member countries - India, China, Lao PDR (Laos), Republic of Korea (South Korea) and Sri Lanka - will enjoy concessional rates of Customs Duty (CD) ranging from 10 per cent to...

All the flyovers connecting Moghbazar

All the flyovers connecting Moghbazar with Tejgaon, Banglamotor, Malibagh, Mouchak, Shantinagar and Rajarbagh plunge into darkness at dusk in the absence of streetlights. As a result, accidents do often take place on these flyovers. The photo was taken from Malibagh crossing area on Sunday — FE photo by KAZ Sumon

News Watch (25-9-2018)

63 Hajj agencies get show-cause notices Ministry of Religious Affairs has served show-cause notices to 63 travel agencies for violating the national Hajj and umrah policy. An official said, "A total of 63 travel agencies have been served show-cause notices on September 23. The authorities concerned have asked the agencies...