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Country needs educated manpower for dev: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed on Sunday the importance of building 'educated and skilled manpower' who will lead Bangladesh towards economic emancipation and help develop it socially and culturally, reports UNB."We want educated and skilled manpower who will be able to give us economic emancipation, and help develop the country...

Experts suggest equal, long-term policy supports for leather sector

The country's leather sector needs rational, equal, implementable and long-term policy supports from the government to attain the US$5.0-billion export earning target from the sector by 2021, experts, industry people and participants opined at a workshop on Sunday.They identified a number of issues, including excessive cost of doing business, infrastructural...

US hopeful of fair polls in Bangladesh

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicaton Sunday expressed the hope that the next national election would be free, fair and participatory, and laid emphasis on creating conditions to make that happen, reports UNB."This democracy, this Bangladesh, has held free and fair elections in the past. People know what to do,"...

IDRA moves to recast draft guidelines

The insurance regulator has moved to recast the draft guidelines on mandatory insurance for migrant workers keeping under consideration the insurance coverage, the size of insurance policy and premium, officials said.A 13-member body headed by Dr Mohammad Sohrab Uddin, Actuary has been formed recently to revise the draft as there...

Govt short-lists seven firms

The government has short-listed seven local and international firms including a couple of joint ventures to build a 7.5-million tonne per year (Mtpa) capacity FSRU-based LNG re-gasification terminal at offshore of Payra in Patuakhali.Of the short-listed firms, two are from South Korea, one each from the USA, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia...

RAJUK submits proposal for land development, shifting of utilities

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) has a sent a project proposal to the Planning Commission for developing land and shifting facilities of utility services to pave the way for construction of Arambagh-Babubazar Bridge-Jhilmil flyover project, officials said. RAJUK officials said the city development authority would start the activities soon after getting...

Myanmar wants to improve bilateral ties with BD

Newly-appointed Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Lwin Oo Sunday met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and discussed various bilateral issues, including Rohingya issue, reports UNB.However, when approached after the meeting, the Myanmar envoy did not talk about Rohingya issue."I will try my best to improve and strengthen bilateral and economic relations,"...

Janata Bank gets new chairman

Hedayetullah Al MamunThe government has appointed a former public servant as chairman of the Janata Bank, reports bdnews24.com.Hedayetullah Al Mamun, who retired as a senior secretary last year, has been chosen by the finance ministry to head the state-owned bank's board of directors.The official order, issued on Sunday, said he...