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Navy will be made much stronger if AL voted to power again: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday Bangladesh Navy will be made much stronger if Awami League is voted to power again, reports UNB."If we can return (to power), we'll surely make this Navy much stronger, InshAllah," she said.The Prime Minister said this while attending a programme marking the commissioning...

China pledges to further open up economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to open up its economy further as he defended economic globalisation."Economic globalisation is an irreversible historical trend and provides strong momentum for the world economic development," President Xi said.His made the pledge while inaugurating a six-day exposition at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre...

Oikyafront urges EC not to announce polls schedule until dialogue ends

The senior leaders of Jatiya Oikyafront urged on Monday the Election Commission (EC) not to announce the schedule for the next general election until the outcome of its Wednesday's talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.An Oikyafront delegation, led by Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Rob) president ASM Abdur Rob, made...

$200m WB financing for Rohingya, forest projects

The World Bank (WB) will provide a total of US$200 million for two projects including improvement of forest cover in Bangladesh's coastal, hill and central districts, including Cox's Bazar. The other project is aimed helping Bangladesh provide education to Rohingya children and youths who have fled violence in Myanmar.The government...

NBR to resume e-payment at income tax fair

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will resume the e-payment system in the forthcoming tax fair and widen the facility for income taxpayers.Taxpayers will be able to pay income tax using their debit and credit cards of any banks at the fair, scheduled for November 13.The NBR officials said gradually...

80 kidnapped from school in Cameroon

More than 80 people, mostly children, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda in western Cameroon early on Monday, government and military sources said, reports Reuters.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the abduction in the English-speaking region where separatists are fighting to form a breakaway state.The separatists...

Pakistan, China agree to trade in rupee, yuan instead of dollar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to do trade in their own currencies instead of dollar, Jang has reported, according to a report by www.thenews.com.pk.According to report, the two countries agreed to do business in Pakistani rupee and Chinese currency Yuan during the visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to...

Iran says it will resist ‘economic war’ as US revives curbs

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Nov 05 (Reuters) : Iran said it would defy US sanctions reimposed on it by Washington Monday, denouncing as "economic war" the U.S. attempt to curb Tehran's missile and nuclear programs and weaken its influence in the Middle East. The US move restores sanctions lifted under a 2015 nuclear...

RAB-1 members producing seven members of a syndicate of organised crime

RAB-1 members producing seven members of a syndicate of organised crime, including abduction posing as RAB personnel, at RAB media centre on Monday following their arrest in the city. (Inset) The seized RAB paraphernalia. — Focus Bangla