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Tanners stick to govt-fixed rates

Claiming that misleading information are being spread over the prices of sacrificial animal rawhide, tanners have said they will start rawhide purchase by next week at the rates fixed by the government, reports UNB.They also said the tannery owners will not take the responsibility, if seasonal traders do not purchase...

Karnaphuli tunnel boring starts in Oct

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 25: The machine boring of the Karnaphuli tunnel is expected to start by the end of October this year, said project officials.They said this to the media this noon as the Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inspected the progress of work at the site of the...

BIMSTEC heads of state meet on August 30

The heads of the Bay of Bengal Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries will meet on August 30 in Kathmandu for the fourth BIMSTEC summit, according to reports by www.eastasiaforum.org, www.tribuneindia.com and thehimalayantimes.com.The last BIMSTEC summit was held in 2014 and a mini-summit was held on the sidelines of...

Holidaymakers start returning to Dhaka

City dwellers started returning to the capital on Saturday after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones at their village home. All the government and private offices will reopen today (Sunday) after the five-day Eid holiday (including Friday and Saturday).During visit to Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka River Port Terminal...

Imran bans first-class air travel for top Pakistan officials

In what appears to be unfolding of its agenda for 'change', the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government on Friday revised working hours in government institutions, abolished discretionary funds of the prime minister, federal ministers and members of the National Assembly. The government imposed a ban on first-class air travel by the...

Petrobangla updating model PSC

The government is updating the Model Production Sharing Contract (Model PSC) to invite a new round of international bidding for oil and gas exploration in the country's offshore blocks sometime next year, reports UNB.According to official sources, the state-owned Petrobangla has been updating the Model PSC by bringing in some...

Tha city’s Paltan area giving almost a desolate look

Tha city’s Paltan area giving almost a desolate look on Saturday as the Eid holiday hangover still persists — FE photo