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BD slips one notch to sixth position: Study

Bangladesh has slipped one point to the sixth position as a sourcing destination for US-based apparel and fashion companies in 2019 despite the fact that the majority of buyers surveyed have expressed interest to increase their sourcing from the country, according to a latest survey.Ongoing trade uncertainty coupled with a...

Four homeless people enjoying access to wi-fi

LIFE GOES WI-FI: Four homeless people enjoying access to wi-fi on their cell-phone staying at their makeshift dwelling on the footpath in front of Curzon Hall of Dhaka University on Tuesday — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Farm credit target set at Tk 241b for FY '20

The central bank set an agriculture credit target of Tk 241.24 billion for the banks to disburse during the current fiscal year (FY) of 2020.The amount has been estimated to be 10.66 per cent higher than that of the last fiscal year's target, according to officials.Bangladesh Bank (BB) unveiled the...

Advance Eid train ticket from July 29

Sales of advance train tickets will begin on July 29 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, said Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Tuesday.The tickets will be sold from five places-- Kamalapur, Airport, Banani and Tejgaon railway stations and Fulbaria-- in the city, the minister said while speaking at a press...

Meet today to stabilise prices of cattle, kitchen items

The commerce ministry will sit with stakeholders in a bid to craft strategies to keep cattle prices and supply stable as Eid-ul-Azha is drawing nearer.It will also discuss ways to prevent extortion from cattle-carrying vehicles on highways, a ministry official said on Tuesday.Importers, retailers, wholesalers, government officials and trade leaders...

Man beaten in Sirajganj, woman held in Nababganj

A man was beaten by a mob before being handed over to police in Sirajganj and a woman was caught by locals at Nababganj in the capital over child-lifting rumours on Tuesday, reports UNB.In Sirajganj, Alam, 32, son of Abdur Rahim, was caught while he was trying to enter the...

BB fixes e-wallet transaction ceiling

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has fixed the ceiling of e-wallet transactions under payment service provider except Mobile Financial Service (MFS), reports BSS. For personal e-wallet account, the maximum deposited money will be Taka 4,00,000, according to a BB circular issued on Tuesday. In the account, the person can deposit maximum Taka...

DOM-INNO fined for Aedes mosquito larvae in under-construction building

Dhaka South City Corporation has fined DOM-INNO Tk 100,000 for presence of Aedes mosquito larvae in two construction sites of the real estate firm, reports bdnews24.com.The city authorities are conducting drives to control mosquitos amid an outbreak of dengue fever.Along with DOM-INNO, DSCC also fined constructors of nine other buildings...

BCL activists breaking locks

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists breaking locks to enter into Dhaka University (DU) Registrar Building on Tuesday. Earlier, a group of DU students put its academic and administrative buildings under lock and key, demanding cancellation of seven colleges' affiliation with the institution — FE Photo