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Delhi demands jt talks for Safta certificate

New Delhi is now pushing for holding a joint consultation through video conferencing to discuss on the country origination certificates issued under the Safta deal for edible oil exports to India by Bangladeshi traders.Earlier, India had sought permission for visiting Bangladeshi factories to check whether value is being added inline...

PTA between BD, Bhutan likely to be signed by Sept

Signing of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Bhutan has been delayed further as two neighbouring countries are yet to get approval to this effect, officials said.The country's first PTA with Bhutan was supposed to be signed jointly by the commerce ministers of the two countries by August...

Reverse migration: A couple with their belongings loaded onto a pick-up van leaving the capital to move to their home district as

Reverse migration: A couple with their belongings loaded onto a pick-up van leaving the capital to move to their home district as coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the livelihoods of limited-income people. The exodus of people from the city continues despite the reopening of economic activities. The photo was taken...

History to expose conspirators of Aug-15 massacre: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed the hope that history would one day expose the conspirators of the August 15, 1975 massacre, reports UNB."This is correct the conspirators behind the scene couldn't be found yet…this history will one day be revealed…this information will be out, someday this will definitely...

Newspapers, radio, TV to require registration for websites

Newspapers, television channels and radio stations will need to be registered for running their online news portals as per the draft amendment of online media policy that was approval at the Cabinet meeting on Monday, reports UNB.The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, endorsed the National Online Media Policy...

BR to buy 125 luggage vans

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will buy 125 luggage vans almost 40 years after its last purchase of the same to improve goods transportation in line with the country's economic growth.A contract to buy 50 broad-gauge and 75 metre-gauge luggage vans at a cost of Tk 3.58 billion was signed with...

Global cases exceed 25.43m

The confirmed coronavirus cases across the world surged past 25.43 million Monday morning, according to latest tally provided by www.worldometers.info. The data shows a total of 25,436,961 people have so far been diagnosed with the virus in 213 countries while the global total death toll from the virus reached 851,350,...

Patenga Container Terminal project work gains pace

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 31: Work on Patenga Container Terminal is smoothly progressing with an eye to starting operations within 2021.The construction of the terminal was initially hampered during coronavirus lockdown in the country, but it is continuing in full swing.Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) secretary Omar Faruk said work on the terminal...

Digital revolution aiding BD to offset pandemic

Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus said digital revolution, value added supply chain and digital financial services are helping Bangladesh to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic impact."A number of sectors have really suffered from the pandemic, but digitalisation of services, value added supply chain and digital financial services are...

Inequality shows no abetting: Govt report

FHM HUMAYAN KABIRBangladesh is far from reducing inequality as its disparities in social and economic sectors are growing, finds a report on a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).Even after four years of the SDGs implementation, the country's different indicators under the SDG 10 are found to be poor, undermining the motto...