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PRI talk stresses investment in quality infrastructure

Economists and business leaders at a meet in Dhaka Thursday stressed faster implementation of different infrastructure projects to tap potential benefits in the long run.They also underscored more investment in quality infrastructure to boost the competiveness of Bangladesh's industries, according to a press statement. The roundtable titled 'Boosting Competitiveness for...

‘Pay taxes, avoid irregularities in trade transactions’

Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood urged the businesses Wednesday to maintain moral standard and adhere to legal requirements while doing business."There should be a moral standard of doing business because the country's constitution doesn't support gaining of wealth by evading value added tax (VAT) and other taxes, and indulging...

Bangladesh wants peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis, says PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said Bangladesh wants peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis by maintaining good relations with Myanmar."We want a durable and fair solution to the Rohingya problem by maintaining friendly and good relations with Myanmar," she said in reply to starred question from treasury bench member Md...

CMCCI writes to PM over rise in cost of doing business

CHITTAGONG, Feb 28: President of the Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI) Khalilur Rahman has expressed concern over the rise in the cost of doing business that impedes investment as well.He expressed the concern in a letter sent to the Prime Minister on Tuesday seeking her intervention in...

Ctg industries to get LNG from May

CHITTAGONG, Feb 28: The businesses and industries in Chittagong will get supply of LNG from the first week of May this year.The liquefied natural gas (LNG) will start arriving from April 25.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the gas supply on the same day. Regarding the LNG price the businesses...

DSCC wages anti-mosquito combat as rain comes

Foggers began cannoning mosquitoes in Dhaka as the two city corporations launched a simultaneous combat against the tiny tyrants amid public fears about a comeback of last monsoon's scourge of chikungunya virus. The twin city administrations started a three-tier 'crash programme' with special larviciding and fogging activities at different corners...

Terror designation not about saying IS is here: Bernicat

Mentioning that they have no favourite party and political personality in Bangladesh, US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said they just expect fair polls here, reports UNB."We hope to see election is fairly run and run well. We like other embassies are meeting different political parties, mainly major...