Rising inequality could lead to economic destabilisation, which can snowball into social unrest, experts at a discussion warned Sunday. They feared a vested group could take the opportunity for advancing their ideologies, which might be harmful to the economy as a whole.To avert such an unpleasant situation, they suggested district-wise...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to make sure that trial proceedings are not delayed since many people are behind bars without knowing their faults, reports UNB."The delay in trial proceedings has to be reduced because there're many people in jail who don't know why they...
Read moreSpeakers at a roundtable suggested Sunday that the country's banks get prepared to adopt 'blockchain' technology in the coming days to provide more secure, swift and cost-effective financial services.They also laid stress on capacity building of tech-savvy young professionals through installing digital innovation labs, which can benefit banks at the...
Read moreThe US envoy has expressed the hope that Bangladesh would regain its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) facility in the US market provided a 16-point plan of actions prescribed by US Trade Representative (USTR) is implemented."We want Bangladesh regains its GSP facility successfully and we want exercise to be made...
Read moreSpeakers at a discussion on Sunday stressed the need for creating awareness among the businesses and consumers about intellectual property rights to help bring investment and generate employment. They also pressed for using products from original brands and proper implementation of related laws to attract more investments.The observations came at...
Read moreA parliamentary watchdog recommended on Sunday that the top brass of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) strengthen monitoring of approved designs of buildings.Dozens of high rises are constructed in the capital violating the civil aviation authorities' parameter.In a meeting, parliamentary standing committee on housing ministry said there is a 27-storey building...
Read moreAt least nine people were killed in separate road accidents in Chandpur, Feni, Chuadanga and Laxmipur on Sunday morning, reports UNB.In Chandpur, at least six people, including a woman and her son, were killed after a bus hit an autorickshaw in Shahrasti upazila.The deceased were identified as Jannatul Ferdous, 28,...
Read moreThe government has imposed a 1.0 per cent service charge on interest-free car loans totalling Tk 3.0 million for secretaries, reports bdnews24.com. The public administration ministry issued the order in a gazette notification titled 'Interest-free car advance and transport service encashment policy 2018 (revised)' on Apr 25. According to the...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Apr 28: Tomorrow (Monday) is the tragic day of April 29. On this day in 1991, thousands of people were killed in a cyclone that left a trail of devastation along a huge swathe of the country's coastal belt. Twenty-eight years have passed since then, but the people living...
Read moreA gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one woman and wounding three other people, police said, report agencies.A 19-year-old man named as John Earnest was arrested after the attack, in Poway, north of the city of San Diego.Police did not suggest a motive but US...
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