A "stagnant" state of private-sector investment as a ratio to GDP (gross domestic product) would stand as one of major challenges facing Bangladesh for smooth transition from the LDC status.Speakers at a dialogue Saturday in the city made such observations, and they called for an overhaul of the administrative machinery...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves today(Sunday) on a four-day official visit to Singapore at the invitation of her Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, reports BSS. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and members of her entourage will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Sunday morning. The...
Read morePrime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Planning (MoP) to allocate Tk 7.30 billion to develop residence and infrastructure for the Rohingya people under Ashrayan project, officials said. In a recent letter, the PMO instructed the planning division to take necessary steps to allocate the fund from the...
Read moreTrucks and covered vans make a comeback on this Tejgaon road, earlier cleared of illegal parking in a drive by former Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Haq. — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
Read moreEleven people have been killed and 19 others injured after two separate accidents in Gaibandha's Palashbari Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The two accidents occurred in Nuniagari and Jundaha areas on Saturday.A freight truck carrying rods to Rangpur veered into a ditch as it attempted to skirt a bicycle on the road in...
Read moreArafat AraSlowed manpower export to Saudi Arabia, the key job market, pulled down Bangladesh's overseas jobs growth in February last, officials and sector insiders said.The jobs in Saudi Arabia for Bangladeshi workers declined for different reasons. The kingdom recently put restrictions on recruitment of foreign workers in 12 categories.The official...
Read moreFE Report Around 15,000 employees of country's 327 municipalities kicked off a sit-in programme in the city on Saturday for an indefinite period to realise their various demands including retirement benefits and regular payment of salaries.The employees under the banner of Bangladesh Association of Pourashava (municipality) Service (BAPS) vowed to...
Read moreLaw enforcers foiled a demonstration of several hundred youths at the city's Bangla Motor intersection on Saturday, reports UNB.They were marching towards the Prime Minister Office to submit a memorandum seeking a raise of entry age limit for public service.When the students advanced to Bangla Motor intersection from Shahbagh area,...
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