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BIDA seeks info from registered companies

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has asked all registered companies to provide it with information about their foreign employees to get required services from the organisation, sources said.The services provided by the authority to different industrial units, branches/liaison/regional offices of any foreign company and other business entities include visa recommendations,...

Map banking services before opening branches

Speakers at a programme on Tuesday emphasised opening branches of banks in the country's rural areas judicially and cost-effectively to bring unbanked population into formal banking channel for ensuring financial inclusion and economic development.They also said high concentration of bank branches may cause an unhealthy competition in the market. So,...

Wholesale prices fall slightly

Onion, the key kitchen commodity, came down slightly in wholesale prices on Tuesday for its increased supply to the local market, according to trade insiders.However, the retail rates remained unchanged in various city markets the same day.Imported onion was traded at Tk 58-60 for each kilogram, down from Tk 62-64...

Banknote disposal at public place raises debate

The central bank has changed its policy on disposal of discarded notes, allowing its branch offices to destroy such banknotes with the help of city corporations or municipalities.The policy on worn-out banknote disposal came to the fore on Tuesday as the people discovered huge small parts of abandoned banknotes in...

10 sacks of torn currency notes found in Bogura

BOGURA, Sept 24 (UNB): A huge amount of torn currency notes were recovered from Bagbari in Shahjahanpur upazila on Tuesday.Informed by locals, a team of police went to the spot around 11.00 am and recovered 10 sacks of shredded notes in an abandoned condition, said Azimuddin, officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur Police...

Trump hopes India, Pakistan 'come together' on Kashmir

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Monday he hoped India and Pakistan could come together to resolve their differences over Kashmir, as Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Trump to use US influence to help end India's "siege" of the volatile territory.Trump and Khan met on...

Tigers, Afghans share trophy in rain-ruined final

The final of the tri-nation Twenty20 tournament between Bangladesh and Afghanistan washed out without a ball being bowled at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, reports AFP.Match officials declared the game abandoned at 9pm local time (1500GMT) as the rain showed no sign of stopping-making it impossible to...

WB, UN want to join govt for reversing accident trends

World Bank (WB) and the United Nations (UN) want to join the government for reversing trends of accidents in the country under a special trust fund.UN Road Safety Trust Fund was created last year and Bangladesh can be one of the first countries to be benefited from the trust.This was...