Several Europe-based oganisations involved in ethical garment trade have urged the government for taking necessary measures in addressing the challenges over the continuation of the Accord in the country. On November 26, the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile jointly with Fair Wear Foundation, Fair Labour Association, Ethical Trading...
Read moreFurther reduction of taxes on some Internet services is likely to come into effect from December as consumers are not getting the benefit of the cutback.The reduction of VAT by 10 per cent for International Terrestrial Cable (ITC), International Internet Gateway (IIG) and Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network (NTTN) is underway...
Read moreThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday did not respond to a petition filed by Dr AZM Zahid Hossain challenging the High Court order that barred the persons jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending with courts cannot compete in the election, report agencies.A seven-member...
Read moreNeither Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain nor his daughter Barrister Sara Hossain will not participate in the 11th parliamentary elections."Sir (Kamal) is not going to join the election as his physical condition is not well. Barrister Sara is also not going to take part in the polls on personal...
Read moreThe state-run petroleum corporation has finalised a design to build a new crude oil refinery in Chattogram with a capacity of 3.0 million tonnes per year.Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) recently approved the front-end engineering design (FEED) three years after initiating the move.French firm Technip drafted the design.The FEED was finalised...
Read moreThere will be no dialogue with Pakistan unless it desists from terrorist activities against India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj declared Wednesday. She said this in a rebuff to Pakistan a day after Islamabad said it would invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the SAARC summit, according to a report...
Read moreCOLOMBO, Nov 28 (Reuters): The Sri Lankan rupee hit yet another record low against the dollar on Wednesday on continuing concerns about political uncertainty dragging down the island-nation's economy, after a credit rating downgrade by Moody's and the IMF halting a loan discussion last week.The rupee fell to 180.70 against...
Read moreThe chief of the national anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday they cannot ensure punishment in all cases for an apparent institutional incapacity.Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Iqbal Mahmood said, "The commission lacks institutional capacity to some extent.""The quality of our investigations is not up to the mark. It lags behind the...
Read moreA rally under the banner #HearMeToo crossing Dhaka University’s TSC area on Wednesday to underline the fact that women also need to get a voice in society — Focus Bangla
Read moreIndiscriminate dumping of garbage as well as running of illegal makeshift shops on the road and the footpath going on at the Jatrabari intersection in the capital, as is seen in the photo taken on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
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