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BD sending workers to Seychelles sans cost

Bangladesh has started sending workers to Seychelles without any migration cost, creating a good opportunity for overseas jobseekers.So far, about 200 workers went to the country under the government to government (G2G) agreement that was signed between the countries in 2019, officials said.Although the recruitment remained halted for the time...

Vendors selling fruits

Vendors selling fruits on a raised road median in Gulistan area of the city on Friday, causing disruption to movement of vehicles and pedestrians — FE photo

RTA on backburner, road transport remains rowdy

A much-hyped transport law, the Road Transport Act (RTA), passed in parliament amid a massive student movement, sees today its third anniversary passing with its enforcement well put on the backburner for certain roadblocks. Sources in the sector attribute the inordinate delay in putting the law in practice to discipline...

Big projects create scopes for graft, misuse of money

Planning Minister M A Mannan on Friday said big projects are creating opportunities for corruption, looting and misappropriation of public money.Corruption is the key barrier in meeting the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR), the minister also said. He was speaking as the chief guest of a 'shadow parliament',...

Govt mulls fixing lentil prices

The government is considering fixing the prices of lentil to rein in soaring prices of the key essential in the kitchen market, officials said.As part of the move, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has asked the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) to provide a detailed report on demand and...

Tipu seeks support for 12 more years

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi has urged all parties to support a 12-year extension proposal by the LDC Group in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).The extension will help the LDCs get preferential trade facility for easy transition of their graduation and post-graduation time.Mr Tipu was addressing a virtual conference of the...

PM arrives in Finland en route to NY to attend UNGA

HELSINKI (Finland), Sept 17 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Finland on Friday en route to New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.Ambassador of Bangla-desh in Finland (non-resident) Md Nazmul Islam received the prime minister at the Vanta International Airport, Helsinki as she arrived...

Covid daily death drops to 38 in BD

The daily death toll from Covid-19 declined further to 38, while the virus test positivity rate inched up in Bangladesh on Friday.On Thursday, the total fatalities from coronavirus were recorded at 51 across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the Covid-19 infection rate slightly moved...

Dengue: 163 new patients hospitalized

Although no death from Dengue was reported in 24 hours till Friday morning, 163 more patients were hospitalised, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.Among the new patients, 140 were undergoing hospital treatment in Dhaka while the remaining 23 cases were reported from outside the division, according...

Africa jab shortfall stalks world: WHO

Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cut its projected shipments, raising the risk of new and deadly variants, the WHO said on Thursday, report agencies.Only 17 per cent of the continent's population will now be vaccinated by the end of...