Export panel calls for fixing issues
The national committee on export exhorts stakeholders to address issues like introduction of export credit guarantee scheme, making the Export Development Fund realistic and providing duty-free import of raw materials to meet post-graduation challenges.It also calls for incentivising export sectors until 2026, and the same for man-made fibre (MMF), extending...
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Imran granted bail in IHC
ISLAMABAD, May 12 (AFP): Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court on Friday, after his arrest on corruption charges this week sparked deadly clashes before being declared illegal.“The court has granted Imran Khan two weeks interim bail and has directed the authorities not...
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BTRC readies draft guideline for .bd and .bangla domains
The country's telecom regulator has prepared a draft guideline for administering domains .bd and .bangla (in Bangla character). The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued the much-needed guideline, open for stakeholders' opinions. The guideline did not make trade licence mandatory for getting a domain name. Though the Bangladesh Telecommunication Company...
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Call for more investments to combat gender-based violence
At a learning and sharing event organised by UN Women Bangladesh on Wednesday at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), speakers emphasised the prevention of violence against women by increasing investments in relevant areas.During the event, they called for transformation and cost-efficiency of prevention programming based on global data. The...
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Bangabazar clothing market
The Bangabazar clothing market, which got razed to the ground in a recent devastating fire, takes a new look, as traders are setting up their shops anew under makeshift sheds. The photo was taken on Friday. — FE photo
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Sunday's SSC exams postponed due to Mocha
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam of Sunday (May 14) has been postponed under five boards due to the very severe cyclonic storm Mocha in the Bay of Bengal, reports UNB.The five boards are the Chattogram board, Cumilla board, Barisal board, Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board and Technical Board.The Bangladesh Inter-Education...
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BD people watch first Indian movie in 50 years
Thousands flocked to cinemas in Dhaka on Friday as Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster "Pathaan" hit the big screens, the first Bollywood movie to get a full release in Bangladesh in more than half a century, reports AFP.The action-packed spy thriller smashed box office records when it opened in India in...
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