Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday made a clarion call to all to help her government implement its development programmes to change the socioeconomic status of the mass people, reports UNB."I seek your utmost cooperation so that our development programmes can be implemented properly," she said.The Prime Minister said this...
Read moreThe United States thinks that Bangladesh still needs the generalized system of preferences (GSP) facility to boost its export in the US market and to remain competitive with other countries, as GSP is the only duty-free facility of the US for the developing countries.But an US Embassy official in Dhaka...
Read moreThe country's overall trade deficit nearly doubled in the first five months of this fiscal year (FY), 2017-18, following higher import payments against lower export receipts, officials said.The deficit rose by more than 96 per cent or US$3.73 billion to $7.61 billion during the July-November period of FY 2017-18, from...
Read moreNational Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan on Thursday instructed the customs intelligence team to intensify its efforts to check smuggling and duty evasion.He also asked them to take stern action to prevent abuse of duty-free facility under the bonded warehouse scheme of the customs.The NBR chief,...
Read moreRajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkho (Rajuk) has decided to enhance city building monitoring and prepare a list of unapproved buildings in its eight zones by the end of February.A Rajuk official said the decision came in its last coordination meeting at an instruction of the Rajuk chairman. The relevant zonal building inspectors...
Read moreCOX'S BAZAR, Jan 11: More than 400 new Rohingya refugees entered Bangladesh through different border points of Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar in three days, refugee related sources said.Very recently Myanmar army claimed that the Rohingya rebel group 'ARSA' attacked their force in Rakhine state. After this attack Myanmar military...
Read moreROME, Jan 11(Reuters): Strong demand looks set to support world food prices in 2018 although the political situation in oil-producing countries and international trade negotiations may herald more volatility, a United Nations food agency economist said on Thursday.World food prices rose 8.2 per cent in 2017 from the previous year,...
Read moreThe oil and gas exploration company BAPEX has taken an initiative to develop 108 wells for increasing supply of natural gas to ensure energy security and production, reports BSS."Of the wells, the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) would search 53 wells, dig 35 development wells and complete...
Read moreThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Bangladesh Bank (BB) order that removed NRB Commercial Bank Managing Director Dewan Mujibur Rahman from his post for misconduct and violating the rules, reports UNB.A five-member Appellate Division bench, led by Acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah, passed the...
Read moreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 (AFP): Pirate attacks worldwide fell to their lowest level in over two decades last year, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said.However, the number of attacks in Bangladesh jumped three-fold to 11 in 2017, with most in Chittagong, the country's busiest port.The number rose more than double...
Read moreA Chamber Judge of Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the High Court order that halted the notice of BTRC seeking 4G licensing guideline and invitation of application for auction of 4G spectrum, reports UNB.Within few hours of the HC order the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulation Commission (BTRC) moved to the...
Read moreA portion of a road has caved in at Gulshan 1 in the city impeding traffic as is seen on Thursday. — FE photo
Read moreIndian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday his country's automotive industry is in an ideal position to meet Bangladesh's demand for automobiles given its capacity, competence and geographical proximity to Bangladesh, reports UNB.He said companies from both Bangladesh and India are exploring new opportunities for investing...
Read moreInformation Minister Hasanul Haq Inu addresses a seminar on 'News Sense and Ethics of News,' organised by MRDI with the collaboration of National Human Rights Commission, UNICEF and Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) at the PIB building in the city on Thursday.
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