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BD unlikely to reroute external trade through Indian ports

Bangladesh government won't encourage businesses to use Indian ports for rerouting export-import trade as no special facility comes therefrom and a local deep-sea port is forthcoming, sources say. Vessel traffic from the under-construction Matarbari deep-sea port is not far off now-its operation is expected by 2026.Officials concerned also have taken...

Large lacuna shows BBS miscalculation of economic growth

A large lacuna exposes BBS miscalculation of Bangladesh's economic growth as its latest report shows some Tk590 billion was missed out in the GDP count last fiscal year. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) report launched Thursday revealed such discrepancies in the computation of gross domestic product (GDP) for the...

Many relegated to lower-quality residences, food recipe

A degrading standard of living amid higher inflation and housing costs forces many to rent small homes or shared ones especially in towns and cities, besides compromising on food intake, analysts say and official findings attest.The tenants across the country are being compelled to hire the sublets or small residence...

UN fact-finders due soon as advance team ends mission

The UNHRC will deploy a fact-finding team in Bangladesh in the coming weeks to report recent rights violations and abuses during student protests as the UN advance team ended its mission last week.The fact-finders will analyse root causes and make recommendations to advance justice and accountability and for longer-term reforms.The...

India will work with Yunus-led govt, says Jaishankar

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has emphasised that India will engage with "the government of the day" in Bangladesh and will try to identify and pursue areas of mutual interest, reports bdnews24.com.He made the comments during the launch event for Ambassador Rajiv Sikri's new book, "Strategic Conundrums: Reshaping India's...

Sr professors to stand in for absent VCs

The education ministry has instructed senior professors to take on urgent administrative and financial responsibilities in the absence of vice-chancellors, pro-vice-chancellors, and treasurers at public universities, reports bdnews24.com.A letter from the ministry's Secondary and Higher Education Division, issued on Thursday, outlined this temporary arrangement.It noted that while some officials have...

A mother navigates deep water with relief materials on her hands

A mother navigates deep water with relief materials on her hands while juggling her baby in the flood-affected Burichang upazila of southern Cumilla district on Friday. — Focus Bangla