Dhaka-Kolkata freight train misses debut trip on misstep
A freight train ready for trial run from Kolkata to Dhaka Tuesday missed its debut trip as Bangladeshi customs reportedly didn't show the green flag.The train of Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR), loaded with 60 containers, kept waiting in Kolkata for the all-clear from Dhaka to roll on cross-border...
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Harvest rainwater for development: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged on Tuesday all concerned to create reservoirs to harvest rainwater during the monsoon to utilise it for the country's development, reports UNB."We've to work out a plan for creating ways to harvest the water that we get during the monsoon," she said. Sheikh Hasina said...
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Throwing the baby out with the bathwater
So, now we have it. No less than the Finance Minister has said private banks aren't the government's responsibility. The obvious reference was to all the bad debt that has come to light and choked liquidity. With some non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) tossing up interest rates close to 12% for...
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SC orders BGMEA undertaking over office relocation from Hatirjheel
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) asked on Tuesday the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (BGMEA) to give an undertaking saying that it will not file any petition seeking more time to relocate its office from the city's Hatirjheel area, reports UNB.The SC will consider their time...
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