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PM to open 50 industrial units in EZs tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 50 industrial units, projects and facilities in Economic Zones (EZs) tomorrow (Sunday), marking 50 years of independence.Talking to BSS, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Executive Chairman Shaikh Yusuf Harun said the Prime Minister will virtually inaugurate 50 industrial units, projects and facilities in the...

Supply seamless gas to consumer goods makers

The government has asked Petrobangla to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to consumer goods manufacturers for seamless production, officials said.Power, energy and mineral resources ministry recently issued a letter to the state agency to take effective steps to this end."We've recently received a letter from the energy and mineral resources ministry...

150 NGOs get licence for microcredit operations

The government has awarded conditional licence to some 150 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to run microcredit operations across the country.The licence of the new microfinance institutions (MFIs) is conditional for three years to prove their capabilities, according to the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA). Each of the organisations must show minimum 300...

In preparation for the 53rd convocation of Dhaka University

In preparation for the 53rd convocation of Dhaka University, being held today (Saturday), graduating students came to the campus wearing convocation gowns on Friday — FE photo

BD, China working for currency swap

Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming on Friday said Bangladesh and China are closely working to have currency swap arrangement for facilitating bilateral trade.The envoy also said he already has several meetings with the finance minister and the central bank governor in this regard, and they in principle agreed to...

UN climate talks go into overtime

SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt), Nov 18 (AFP): UN climate talks that were supposed to end Friday were extended by a day in an effort to break a deadlock over creating a fund for developing countries devastated by the fallout from global warming.Representatives from nearly 200 countries have gathered at the...

BUET student Fardin's movement before murder puzzles police

Slain BUET student Fardin Noor Parash visited several places for hours late in the night he was murdered, police have said, citing mobile phone location data and CCTV camera footage, reports Bdnews24.comAfter accompanying his female friend Amatullah Bushra to Rampura in a rickshaw, Fardin left the place around 9:45pm on...