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BD worst among SA countries in production readiness index

Bangladesh has been positioned as the poorest performer among its South Asian neighbours in a latest worldwide ranking.The Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF) has published the evaluation titled 'Readiness for the Future of Production Assessment 2018 edition'.While Bangladesh was placed on as low as 80th position in the report -...

Pranab Mukherjee arrives in city

India's former president Pranab Mukherjee has arrived in Dhaka on a private tour to attend an international literary gathering and meet the President and the Prime Minister, reports bdnews24.com.He will also receive the Honorary Doctorate of Law from the University of Chittagong.He arrived at around 4.30pm by a Jet airways...

Banks’ interest rate spread falling

A declining trend of interest rate spread in the country's banking sector continued until November, as the commercial banks slashed their interest rates more on lending than on deposits, officials said.The weighted average spread between lending and deposit rates offered by the banks came down to 4.40 per cent in...

Govt forms wage board for RMG workers

The government formed a wage board on Sunday for reviewing the minimum wage of ready-made garment (RMG) workers.The new wage board, headed by District Judge Syed Aminul Islam, has been asked to submit its recommendations within the next six months.Other members of the wage board are: President of Bangladesh Garment...

4G spectrum auction to go ahead as scheduled

The 4G spectrum auction and licencing will go ahead as scheduled as the Appellate Division has upheld the freeze on a court order that stalled it, report agencies.The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a Chamber Judge order that stayed a High Court order which put a...

Meet today on Rohingya repatriation plan

Hamid Hussain, a 71-year-old Rohingya Muslim farmer, first fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in 1992. He went home the next year under a repatriation deal between the two neighbours, only to repeat the journey last September when violence flared once more.Officials from Myanmar and Bangladesh meet today (Monday) to discuss how...

BFSA to sit with stakeholders today

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) will discuss today (Monday) the next course of action regarding the testing of imported fishes for presence of toxic metals."We will sit on Monday mainly to discuss a way out to reduce the time for testing the fish as requested by the stakeholders, including importers,"...

Fifth Asia LPG Summit starts in city tomorrow

A two-day Asia LPG Summit 2018 will begin at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka tomorrow (Tuesday).It is organized to increase awareness among the stakeholders by focusing on safety, sensible policies and infrastructure investment for ensuring sustainable growth for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry. Some 250 companies, including 65...