Dr Yunus urges all to rise above differences to bolster BIMSTEC
Bangkok (Thailand), April 4 (UNB/BSS): Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday called upon the leaders of BIMSTEC-member states to extend their valued support in redeeming their collective commitments to revitalise the organisation, rising above differences and divergences."We need a genuinely shared sense of mutual confidence and mutuality of interests,...
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Finance for boosting non-tax revenue
The finance ministry is pressing various ministries and divisions for steps with an eye to increasing non-tax revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, 2025-26.The development came from tripartite meetings with different line ministries hosted to discuss budget estimates for the next fiscal and projections for the following two years.The FE...
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January-February RMG exports to US up 26.64pc
Apparel exports to the United States, the single-largest market for made-in-Bangladesh clothing, sustained double-digit growth during the first two months of 2025.Bangladesh fetched $1.50 billion from the US market during the January-February period of 2025, marking 26.64 per cent growth from $1.18 billion in the corresponding period of 2024, according...
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CAAB seeks to finish 8 projects by 2025
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has set a target to execute eight major projects, including the much-talked-about third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka, by 2025.The aviation regulator is now continuing with nine projects in different airports countrywide at more than Tk 303 billion....
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India's parliament passes bill changing Muslim land endowments
SRINAGAR, India, Apr 4 (AP): India's parliament passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments while Muslim groups and opposition parties protested the move.The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf land endowments and give the...
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