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Jobs in ME countries post over 17pc fall in four months

The country saw a fall in overseas employment by more than 17 per cent in the first four months of the current calendar year following a cut in recruitment by Middle Eastern (ME) nations, official statistics showed.A total of 226,771 workers went abroad with jobs in the January-April period this...

Hajj flights to begin on July 04

FE Report This year's Hajj flights will start on July 04 and continue till August 05, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) said on Saturday.Return flights are scheduled to begin from August 17, M Shahadat Hossain Taslim, president of HAAB, said at a press conference held at a city hotel.HAAB...

Biman resumes Dhaka-Delhi direct flight on May 13

FE ReportThe national flag carrier Bangladesh Biman Airlines will resume Dhaka-Delhi direct flight from May 13 (Monday) after a hiatus of around six years.State Minister for the Ministry Of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali will inaugurate the resumption of Dhaka-Delhi flight at 01:30 pm at at VIP lounge...

Millers eat up farmers’ pie

Farmers are left in the lurch because of falling paddy prices this peak Boro harvest period, only benefitting millers and traders.The government's drives to procure 1.2 million tonnes of the staple and export 1.0 million tonnes have failed the peasantry, market observers maintained.Boro is the largest crop in Bangladesh with...

Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Balochistan, one killed

Three gunmen stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one person, officials say, reports BBC.The attack targeted the Pearl Continental Hotel in the port city of Gwadar, the focal point of a multi-billion-dollar Chinese project.Most guests have been evacuated.The separatist Balochistan Liberation Army...

BTRC decides to allow Netflix cache server

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has taken a decision to allow the US-based online streaming entertainer platform Netflix to set up a cache server in the country.Only licensed National Internet Exchange (NIE) operators can set up cache servers for Netflix, according to a recent BTRC decision."But discussions are still...