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Attracting investment one of top priorities, says Dr Momen

Newly appointed Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Tuesday one of the main priorities of his ministry would be to attract foreign investment to the country. "In this regard, we will gear up efforts in coordination with the ministries concerned," he said while speaking at his first media...

Govt to focus more on energy sector

State Minister for Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) Nasrul Hamid on Tuesday said the government will pay more attention to developing the country's energy sector in the coming years.The government had concentrated its efforts more on developing the power sector in the previous years, he said. Mr...

BB seeks info on banks’ overdue import bills

The central bank has sought information on overdue import bills up to December 31, 2018 from the commercial banks by January 13, as the amount of such bills stood at around US$ 600 million."We've sent letters to all foreign exchange dealer banks in this connection with a prescribed format to...

JOF to file case with election tribunal

The opposition alliance Jatiye Oikya Front (JOF) announced on Tuesday three programmes--turning to the election tribunal of the Election Commission over voting flaws, national dialogues and visit to affected areas of the country-in the wake of the December 30 general election.The JOF will file a case with the election tribunal...

Month-long DITF opens in city today

New Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said on Tuesday he will focus on more employment generation, tapping full potentials of the economic zones (EZs), and fetching foreign direct investment (FDI) to achieve the country's economic goals."We want to increase our export volume through job creation, utilise prospects of zone-wise economic activities,...

Protests over wage disparity rage

Apparel workers' protest over the latest "anomalous" wage hike continued unabated with the trouble raging to other key industrial hubs on Tuesday.On the third day, police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells alongside turning water cannon on demonstrators to control the situation in Uttara, Savar, Ashulia and Mirpur areas.Several people,...

'You're on my radar', Hasina tells her cabinet colleagues

Focusing on good governance, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned on Tuesday her new cabinet colleagues that they will be on her radar, reports UNB."Be careful, I'll always keep you under my surveillance to see who's doing what," she said.The Prime Minister issued the warning when the newly-appointed ministers, state ministers...

Dozens of Rohingya flee India for Bangladesh

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims have crossed the border into Bangladesh from India in recent days, officials said Tuesday, as New Delhi faces censure for deporting the persecuted minority to Myanmar, reports AFP.Last week India handed a Rohingya family of five to Myanmar authorities, despite the army there being accused of...

Stance unchanged, EC Mahbub says on polls comment

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder has said his earlier stance over the 11th parliamentary election has not changed as he sought to clear misgivings, reports bdnews24.com.Confusion was created over his comment during a programme organised on January 03 to thank EC officials where he said "we have presented a participatory election."The...

President Md Abdul Hamid taking part in a Doa and Milad Mahfil

President Md Abdul Hamid taking part in a Doa and Milad Mahfil in memory of former general secretary of Awami League and ex-Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam at Officers Club in the city on Tuesday — PID