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Mosque-based edn project gets nod

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Saturday approved nine development projects with a combined estimated cost of Tk 118.51 billion.The approval came at the meeting of the Ecnec held at the NEC auditorium, with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair, according to a press...

Around 200 factories at risk of labour unrest before Eid

Around 200 factories, including textile and readymade garments, in different industrial zones are at risk of labour unrest as, according to law-enforcement agencies, these units are unlikely to be able to pay wages and festival allowances before the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.To avert any unwanted situation, the trade bodies claimed to have...

NCP has no link with student advisers, says Nahid

The National Citizen Party (NCP) on Saturday clarified that interim government advisers Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan (Local Government) and Md. Mahfuj Alam (Information) had no ties with the party and were included in the cabinet solely as representatives of the supporters of the July-Aug mass uprising.Speaking at an emergency press...

UNHCR reports voluntary return of Rohingyas

Around 82 Rohingya individuals spontaneously returned to Maungdaw, Myanmar from May 12 to 18, motivated by intentions to restart their businesses and resume farming their land, according to a document published by the UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR.This is the first case of voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar since...

Introduce 24/7 RTGS facility at Ctg port

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has reiterated its request to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) recently to use the real-time gross settlement (RTGS) facility 24/7 for it to facilitate port users' mandatory online payments of customs duties and charges.A similar request was earlier made in March, urging swift action.An official of...

DSCC, DNCC yet to decide on eight makeshift cattle markets

With just 12 days left before the Eid-ul-Adha vacation, both Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) are struggling to finalise leases for eight temporary cattle markets (haats), casting uncertainty over this critical seasonal trade.Out of 21 temporary haats initially planned by the two corporations, only...