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Buses from Dhaka leave for Kathmandu as part of test run

Two buses have left Bangladesh capital Dhaka for Kathmandu as part of a test run to establish a direct road link to Nepal, reports bdnews24.com. The two Shyamoli NR Travels buses, under the supervision of the BRTC, left the Kamalapur BRTC International Bus Terminal at 9am on Monday. The bus...

UAE to start hiring BD workers within three months: Minister

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will start recruiting Bangladeshi workers in its domestic help sector within three months, said the expatriates' welfare minister on Monday."We will select competent manpower recruiters to send our workers to the gulf country," Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc said while speaking...

Global fashion giants yet to establish fair supply chain

Five years after the collapse of Rana Plaza, the building that housed several garment factories and shops in Savar, fashion giants have yet to establish a fair supply chain, reports The Telegraph.The Rana Plaza disaster caused the death of 1,138 garment factory workers and left thousands with life-changing injuries, according...

Stock of Ramadan food items adequate

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 23: With the nearing of the Ramadan month the people of the region are concerned about the unusual price hike of essential consumer items.As for today, the prices of consumer goods having high demand during the Ramadan remained static and within the reach of buyers, a welcome message...

Tarique returned passport, reiterates Shahriar

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said on Monday BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman along with his wife and daughter handed over their passports to the British Home Office four years ago which indicates that they do not want Bangladesh nationality, reports UNB."Had he wanted renewal of passport...

The paradigm importance of compliance

The first national compliance carnival was held in the city recently. The full day programme was manifested with threadbare discussions on compliance centring on the readymade garments (RMG) industry that brings in almost eighty per cent of the country's foreign exchange earnings through exports. Well attended by hundreds of compliance...

'Dead' newborn comes to life just before burial

Declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), a newborn was found alive hours later when bathing was underway for its burial in the city's Azimpur Graveyard on Monday, reports UNB.DMCH sources said Sharmin Akter, 20, wife of Minhaz Uddin, hailing from Dhamrai, got admitted to the hospital with labour...

Import rises 12pc in March on food grains, machinery

The country's overall import grew by more than 12 per cent or US$ 453.97 million in March, mainly due to higher import of food grains and capital machinery, officials said.The settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally known as actual import, in terms of value, rose to $4.20 billion in...

Bloomberg pledges $4.5m to Paris climate deal

WASHINGTON, Apr 23 (AFP): Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg on Sunday promised $4.5 million to fulfill the United States's commitment to the Paris climate agreement. "America made a commitment and as an American if the government's not going to do it we all have responsibility,"...

A young boy being tortured at a garage

A young boy being tortured at a garage at Sonagazi in Feni on Monday by its owner, who was arrested by police later - Focus Bangla