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BEZA studying social, environmental impact

FE REPROTThe Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) looks to ensure social and environmental sustainability across a vast region surrounding its flagship economic zone (EZ) in Chattogram.It has been conducting a major study to understand the impact of vast industrial city development across 33,000 acres of land at Mirsarai and Sitakunda...

Drivers block road in city protesting ban on battery-run rickshaw

Battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked the road and demonstrated in the capital's Dayaganj area on Wednesday, protesting the decision to ban the three-wheelers from the Dhaka Metropolitan area. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam Over 100 battery-run rickshaw drivers have taken to the streets in the capital's Dayaganj, protesting the High...

Minimum Wages Board gets three new permanent members

The government has appointed three new permanent members to the Minimum Wages Board, with two of them being the representatives of owners and workers.The other has been appointed as an independent member. The labour and employment ministry issued a notification in this regard on November 18, announcing the new members.According...

RAJUK okays 500-bed GTC hospital plan

Rajuk approved on Monday a plan of Grameen Telecom Trust (GTC) to build a major healthcare project at Uttara in Dhaka. The project -- 'Samajik Health Science Institute and Research Centre (SHSIRC)' -- will be a 500-bed healthcare facility, according to a statement issued by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK).The facility...

BB chief off to India to attend conference

FE REPORT A three-member delegation headed by Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur left Dhaka for India on Wednesday to attend a conference. The high-level policy conference of central banks titled "Balancing Inflation and Growth: Perspectives from the Global South" will be held in Mumbai on November 20-22....

News in Brief -2024-11-21-

Saidur Rahman made Health Services Division SecretaryDirector General of NGO Affairs Bureau Md Saidur Rahman has been appointed as the secretary to the Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health following his promotion. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification to this end on Wednesday. — BSS.Abdur Rauf...

Gas supply to remain off in parts of capital today--

The residents of several areas in Dhaka are set to face a 12-hour gas supply disruption today (Thursday) as part of ongoing maintenance work by Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC, reports UNB.The suspension will last from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, affecting all categories of consumers in Islambag, Rahamatganj,...

Weather may remain dry today----..

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain/drizzle at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met office.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country early morning.The highest...

Bangladesh Air Force Women's Welfare Association (BAFWWA) President Saleha Khan

Bangladesh Air Force Women's Welfare Association (BAFWWA) President Saleha Khan distributed warm clothes among the poor people in the organisation's central office at Air Base Bashar in the capital on Wednesday. — ISPR

Mahmud Hasan made Forum panel leader

FE REPORTMahmud Hasan Khan, managing director of Rising Fashions, has formally been announced as the team leader of Forum, a panel of the country's garment makers.The announcement was made at an event held at a city hotel on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming election to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and...

Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser

Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, chairs a meeting of the council of advisers at the secretariat for the first time on Wednesday since the assumption of his interim government on August 08. — PID