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President urges students’ caution on DUCSU polls

President M Abdul Hamid asked the youths, specially the new graduates from Dhaka University, on Saturday to lead the nation-building activities to build a hunger and poverty-free "Sonar Bangla" dreamt by Father of the Nation, reports BSS."We have just achieved our independence but the struggle for nation-building is yet to...

BD to miss SDG target at present pace of housing

The overall housing situation of the country is poor compared to the pace of development with 6.0 million housing shortages, according to experts.They spoke of the government's lack of interest to take realistic measures to formalise and augment the housing supply process.The government's contribution is only 1.0 per cent of...

WB approves $515m for three projects

The World Bank has approved $515 million for three projects in Bangladesh to aid improvement in the areas of coastal and marine fisheries, forest management, and rural roads.The financing will benefit rural people by reducing poverty and creating new livelihood opportunities, including for local communities in Cox's Bazar district hosting...

Jan-July RMG export to EU low in value

The country's ready-made garment export to the European Union (EU) during the last January-July period was much lower in terms of value than that of volume.Exporters and experts attributed sluggish global demand, depreciation of euro and market shift from China to the declining trend of apparel prices.The EU's apparel import...

Jute goods exporters seek 5.0pc cash incentives

The Bangladesh Jute Goods Exporters Association has sought a 5.0 per cent incentive against exports of different types of diversified jute products.The demand came at the 48th annual general meeting (AGM) of the association held at Dhaka Club on Saturday.The AGM was chaired by the newly-elected chairman of BJGEA M...

FF quota seekers vow to continue protest

The children of freedom fighters (FF) vowed on Saturday to continue their protest until their demands are met, reports UNB.The children of freedom fighters under the banner of 'Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command' put barricade at Shahbag intersection demanding that the 30 per cent quota be kept in government jobs.DU Prof...

Experts suggest ways to cut deaths on highways

Speakers at a programme said on Saturday proper training to drivers, replacing slow-moving vehicles with medium-sized multi-purpose ones and strict traffic monitoring can help reduce deaths on highways.They also suggested providing easy term loans to owners to replace their slow-moving and dilapidated vehicles with the ones with improved safety measures.The...

Over-length vessel anchors at Ctg port

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 06: An over-length vessel of 196 metres has anchored at Chattogram port against an approved limit of 190 metres.Sources in the shipping sector said MV Zanpol Force anchored safely at jetty number 13 of the port's general cargo berth (GCB) on Friday.It brought materials for the Padma Multipurpose...