Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday inaugurated the Hajj Programme-2022 (1443 Hijri) urging everyone to uphold the dignity of Islam, the religion of peace, reports UNB."Islam is a very peaceful and holy religion, which is the best religion. So, it is the duty for all of us to maintain its...
Read moreThe country's clothing exporters have voiced their concern over the Chittagong Port Authority's (CPA) latest order regarding mandatory departure of vessels within 48 hours of berthing.The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has written a letter to the CPA, requesting it to relax the directive in the interest of...
Read moreAn apparel-sector body has submitted to the government a crisis-management package proposal including zero-duty raw materials and trade deal with potential markets for boosting knit-garment exports in the crunch time. The knitwear manufacturers and exporters also seek keeping government's different existing policy rates, including tax at source, corporate tax, VAT...
Read moreChina firmly believes that Bangladesh would always uphold its independence as well as reject the Cold War mentality and bloc politics for ensuring peace and development in the region.Liu Jinsong, director general (DG) of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese foreign ministry, expressed the opinion in a meeting...
Read moreInternet service providers (ISPs) seek a reviewed tender call dividing Bangladesh into several blocks to let all ISPs join the process of connecting broadband to 41,000 primary schools."There must be opportunities for small ISPs to participate in the tender for providing internet connection to schools countrywide," says Internet Service Providers...
Read moreKERANIGANJ, June 3 (UNB): Five people were killed and another injured as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided with a lorry at Teghoria in Keraniganj early Friday.The deceased were identified as CNG driver Tamal, 17, and his passengers Zunayed Hossain, 22, Nayeem Hossain Fahim, 21, and Samad, 20. However, the identity of...
Read moreThe Bangladesh Bank has formed a Tk 1 billion refinancing fund for the banks to lend customers between Tk 500 and Tk 50,000 under a digital microcredit scheme, reports bdnews24.com.The interest rate for the customers will be maximum 9 percent and the services must be provided through digital means, such...
Read moreBangladesh registered 29 cases of COVID-19 in a day on Friday, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,953,592, report agencies.But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from the disease unchanged at 29,131, according to the latest government data released on Friday.As many...
Read moreWorld food prices dipped in May for a second consecutive month after hitting a record high in March, although the cost of cereals and meat both rose, the United Nations' food agency said on Friday, reports Reuters.The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food price index, which tracks the most globally...
Read moreUNITED NATIONS (United States) June 3, (AFP) : Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called "Turkiye" in all languages, the UN announced Thursday."The change is immediate," Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief's spokesperson, told AFP by email.He...
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