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Stand beside the people, earn their trust, PM tells officials

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked on Thursday the public servants to stand beside people and gain their trust by discharging duties with honesty, sincerity and devotion, reports UNB."Those who will work at the field level must be there beside people and gain their confidence and trust," she said.The Prime Minister...

Bicycle industry eyeing higher export growth

The country's bicycle industry is eyeing a 'positive' export growth in the international market in near future by overcoming a slowdown in its export in past few years.Industry insiders said the local market of bicycle has expanded substantially in recent years with an increasing number of bicyclists especially in urban...

Fed still sees cyber risks two years after BB heist

NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters): The Federal Reserve, which was at the center of an unsolved $81-million cyber heist nearly two years ago, is ready for further talks with foreign counterparts to address the lingering risks of cyber fraud in global messaging systems, a top Fed official said on Wednesday.Simon...

FBCCI urges India to remove NTBs

Country's apex trade body Thursday requested India to remove non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and establish direct air connectivity between Dhaka and Assam's capital Guwahati for boosting bilateral trade. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president Md Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin) made the call at a meeting with a...

Plea for theoretical framework to analyse land acquisition process

A theoretical framework is required to analyse land acquisition process in the country so that the difference between relations of production and accumulative process can be detected in a qualitative and analytical manner, said Professor Shapan Adnan.He also said the government, in the name of public interest and using its...

Train accidents kill two in city

Two people, including a woman, were killed in two separate train accidents in city's Banani and Mohakhali areas on Thursday morning, reports UNB.The identities of the deceased, aged between 30 and 40 years, could not be known.Rabiullah, assistant sub-inspector of Kamalapur Railway Police, said a youth was crushed under the...

Fire at South Korea sports centre kills 29

A fire at a sports centre in South Korea has killed 29 people and left many others injured, reports BBC.The fire, which started in the basement of an eight-storey building, occurred in the southern city of Jecheon.Footage showed dark plumes of smoke as the blaze, which has now largely been...

UN study finds women migrants not fully protected in Middle East

Hundreds of thousands of women migrant workers from South Asian countries in the Middle East have signed employment contracts that they do not understand or do not adequately protect them against discrimination and abuse, says a new report, reports UNB.The study was carried out by UN Women and the International...

Govt to construct flyover in Sylhet: Muhith

SYLHET, Dec 21 (BSS): Finance Minister AMA Muhith said today the government will construct flyovers in Sylhet in future to ease the movement of people. "Flyovers have helped ease traffic jam in Dhaka and Chittagong and dwellers now face less traffic congestion . . . if traffic jam remains at...