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Member states agree to sign MoU on regional power grid

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of a regional power grid will be signed during the upcoming Kathmandu Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).The BIMSTEC secretariat expected that at least four instruments, including MoU on establishment of technology transfer facility,...

Offices reopen after Eid amid thin presence

Offices reopened in the capital on Sunday after a five-daylong vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and weekly holidays. The three-day Eid holiday started on Tuesday last. It was followed by two weekly holidays (Friday and Saturday).After that, the government, semi-government and private sector offices, including banks and financial institutions...

Govt takes steps to solve rawhide crisis: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said the government has taken various steps to overcome the ongoing crisis, created over sales and prices of rawhide of sacrificial animals in this Eid-ul-Azha."The tanners have assured us of overcoming the crisis relating to rawhide prices," he told the media at his secretariat...

Rohingya crisis puts economic pressure on BD: ICCB

The International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) opined that the influx of Rohingya refugees created pressure on economy and overall security of Bangladesh. "The Rohingya crisis has created a multi-dimensional problem for Bangladesh. "For hosting Rohingyas the economy and environment of Bangladesh have been affected adversely," the chamber observed in the...

Malaysia halts system, not recruitment of BD workers, says BMET DG

Rejecting media reports that Malaysia had halted the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers, a high official said Sunday they suspended a system of hiring Bangladeshi labourers, reports UNB.The Director General of the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) Selim Reza said the Malaysian government decided to suspend labour recruitment system,...

US Senator John McCain dies at 81

US Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who ran unsuccessfully for president as a self-styled maverick Republican in 2008 and became a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday, his office said. He was 81, reports Reuters.McCain, a US senator from Arizona for over...

Passengers at the Chattogram railway station

Passengers at the Chattogram railway station on the way back to the port city on Sunday after spending the Eid holidays — Focus Bangla

McCains adopted BD girl

McCain and his wife adopted young girl from an orphanage in Bangladesh. Her name is Bridget.According to media reports, Bridget was adopted from the Sisters of Charity of Mother Teresa Children's Home, where nuns and foreign workers care for the children. When it came to the decision to adopt Bridget,...

Sedated couple die in house looting

An elderly couple died as an alleged organised gang sedated them before looting their house in the Demra area on the city outskirts on Sunday, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Abdus Sattar, 75, and his wife Sahera Begum, 60, of Sarulia in Demra.Quoting neighbours, Inspector (Investigation) of Demra Police...

Fulbari Day

Members of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports took out a procession at Fulbari, Dinajpur on Sunday to mark Fulbari Day — Focus Bangla