The central bank has extended US$42.8 billion (Tk 3,340 billion) over 2010-2014 period to more than two million entrepreneurs involved in micro and small and medium enterprises, its chief has said. Dr. Atiur Rahman, governor of the Bangladesh Bank, said...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat visited Jeacon Garments Ltd. and Concord Fashion Export Ltd, owned by Concord Group, recently at South Salna in Gazipur. She visited different floors of the factory and expressed her satisfaction over safety...
China on Wednesday showed interest to support the maritime and blue economy sector in Bangladesh and proposed forming a working group at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to handle technical issues. Visiting Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng came up with...
USAID chief arrives tomorrow Current head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Alfonso Lenhardt will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Friday) on a four-day visit to Bangaldesh. During his stay in Dhaka, Mr. Lenhardt will have meetings with...
Three US Congressmen have assured Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin of making their all out efforts for restoration of GSP facility and duty free and quota free access for Bangladeshi products to the US markets. The assurance...
A three-day international conference on public procurement will begin in the city on November 1 aiming to ensure effective and efficient public procurement service using online technology, reports BSS. Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) will organise the "Third South Asia...
BNP termed on Wednesday the charges pressed against Tarique Rahman imaginary, false and fabricated, reports UNB The party further said the government wants to take its political revenge on him. The charge sheet was submitted against party senior vice-chairman Tarique...
Voting to elect members of Bangladesh Bar Council was held on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. Poll booths at 77 centres across the country opened for voting at 10:00 pm and closed at 5:00 pm. The poll was held three months behind...
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said on Wednesday a vested quarter is planning every day to attack Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through adopting various strategies, reports UNB. "BNP is a party of conspirators and killers who always hatch...
A Swechchhasebak League (SL) leader, accused in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act, died in custody at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Farhad Hossain (44), organising secretary of...
Bangladesh border guards have exchanged fire with a 'separatist outfit' of Myanmar near the international border in Bandarban, reports bdnews24.com. Additional troops of army and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been flown in to Thanchi Upazila's Barha Modak area...
The government has constituted a committee to take necessary steps to demolish or relocate unauthorised religious structures built on riverbanks across the country, reports UNB. The convening committee was formed at a meeting on 'eviction of illegal structures from riverbanks'...
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) approved filing three cases against 18 officials of health department including deputy secretary Abdul Malek (Hospital-2) for alleged embezzlement of fund worth around Tk 150 million. The ACC in its regular meeting on Tuesday approved...
Sayeeful Islam, Managing Director, Concorde Garments Group, has been elected as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh at its Board meeting held recently, said a press release. He will now work as National...
Newly appointed Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Abdullah HM Almutairi Wednesday said over 80,000 Hajj visas have been issued for Bangladeshi pilgrims so far, reports UNB. The Saudi envoy said this when he met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at his...
Lawyer Younus Ali Akhand sent a notice by post to the secretaries of Cabinet Division and ministries of law and information Wednesday. It said that a writ petition would be filed in the High Court if measures to scrap the...
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert W Gibson Wednesday greeted 16 potential future leaders of Bangladesh and welcomed them to his residence in the city, reports UNB. The 16 are all recipients of the Chevening Scholarship Award to study in...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon underscored Wednesday the need for ensuring a congenial atmosphere along with independent classrooms for subject-wise learning of schoolchildren, reports UNB. He made the remarks while speaking at a function marking the laying...
The parliamentary standing committee on disaster management and relief Ministry recommended Wednesday increased funds along with necessary rehabilitation measures for the people affected by erosion and floods, reports BSS.
Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal and Chittagong divisions with moderately heavy...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat said Wednesday the decision to extradite one of the Bangabandhu killers, Rashed Chowdhury, now in the USA, depends on court as this is now under a judicial process, reports UNB. "The issue...
Mahmudur Rahman | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
Somewhat akin to laws that set reasonable limits on freedom, economists have developed long ago the concept of economic good to set reasonable limits on economic freedom. Competition law and monopolies acts have this as core concepts. It prevents unfair...
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