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Interim govt won't implement new pay scale: Fouzul

The interim government would not implement the new pay scale for government employees due to time constraints, an adviser said Tuesday."We did not make any decision to implement it [new pay scale]," Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said after a meeting of the Advisers' Council...

Bangladesh misses out on global poultry trade

Despite building one of the country's largest agro-based industries in terms of investment and employment, Bangladesh has failed to secure a meaningful share of the global poultry-export market. While neighbours India and China have expanded shipments to Middle Eastern and Western markets, Bangladesh's overseas footprint remains negligible, analysts and industry...

Govt rolls out e-learning in 12 CHT schools

The government has launched an e-learning programme in 12 primary and secondary schools across the three hill districts, with plans to gradually expand it to 149 more institutions, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday. Prof Yunus formally inaugurated the programme in 12 schools in the hill districts joining...

Remittance surges to $2.71b in January

Remittance inflows to Bangladesh have surged in January, reaching $2.71 billion in the first 26 days of the month, data from Bangladesh Bank show. According to Arif Hossain Khan, spokesperson for the central bank, the country received an average of $104.2 million per day during this period, reports UNB. The...

Govt to meet stakeholders again on Feb 3

The government will meet stakeholders again on February 3 as the major parties have failed to reach any consensus on the exclusion of the yarn-import bond facility.The parties are the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters...

BAF signs deal with Chinese co

Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation International (CETC) signed a deal under a G2G framework on Tuesday to establish an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV-drone)-manufacturing and assembly plant and technology transfer, reports UNB.The agreement was signed at the Air Force Headquarters in Dhaka Cantonment.Chief of Air...