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Dairy cos meet today to devise salvage plan

The country's dairy sector entrepreneurs and milk product manufacturers are sitting in an emergency meeting today (Monday). The meeting takes place at the backdrop of repeated findings of harmful components, including antibiotics and detergent, in pasteurised milk in various tests. They will discuss about bringing back confidence of consumers, as...

Pursue political, economic diplomacy together, PM asks envoys in Europe

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked on Saturday Bangladesh envoys in Europe to pursue political and economic diplomacy together in the interest of the country's economic development, reports UNB."We need to focus more on economic issues besides political diplomacy so the ongoing development in Bangladesh will continue," the Prime Minister said...

MoI draws up national productivity master plan

The Ministry of Industries (MoI) has devised a master plan on national productivity aiming to cope with the growing and emerging challenges in the industrial sector. The National Productivity Organisation (NPO), which is under the MoI, has prepared the 'Bangladesh National Productivity Master Plan 2021-2030' in cooperation with Japan-based Asian...

ACC charges seven former MDs, 16 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday submitted the charge sheet of sensational Barapukuria coal disappearance case against 23 people, including seven former managing directors of state-owned company. The case was filed on July 24, 2018 by manager (admin) Md Anisur Rahman of the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) with...

Power cut halts HSIA operations

Routine operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital, Dhaka, were disrupted severely on Sunday due to a sudden power outage.Power connection got snapped accidentally during a clearance drive to reclaim railway land at Kawla opposite the hub airport, said a Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) official.No...

DMTC gets licence to run rail thru MRT-6

The Dhaka Mass Transit Company (DMTC) Ltd has finally got the licence to run the country's first metro rail, more than four years after its construction began.The elevated rail will operate on the mass rapid transit (MRT) line-6 spanning from Uttara to Motijheel.The road transport and highways division (RTHD) under...

Big US cos to move supply chains from China to BD, other states

Big US companies are accelerating efforts to move more of their supply chains from China to neighboring countries in light of Trump administration tariffs, according to a report by www.business-standard.com.Companies in sectors such as technology, clothing and footwear are exporting more goods from emerging giants including Vietnam and Malaysia, data...

Court rejects bail plea of slain Rifat's wife Minni

Aysha Siddika Minni has been denied bail in the case over the daylight murder of her husband Rifat Shorif in Barguna, reports bdnews24.com.Barguna Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Sirajul Islam Gazi rejected her bail plea after a hearing on Sunday. Minni, a student of Barguna Government College, had been arrested over...