FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
The South-South trade, bolstered by trade liberalisation, technological advancement, increased connectivity and dispersed production network, has recently surpassed the North-South flow. Despite gains, speakers at a high-level meeting on "South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the Post 2015 Development Agenda" observed...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a programme to help poultry and dairy farms access clean electricity. The aim of the programme is to cut the farms' operational costs by replacing diesel or kerosene to biogas and supporting the...
Lithuania willing to train pilots Lithuania expressed Monday its interest to provide training to pilots and technical support for the development of country's aviation sector. The ambassador of the Baltic state Laimonas Talat-Kelpsa showed the interest at a meeting with...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vice President Hiroshi Kato visited LGED head office at Agargaon in the city on Sunday, says a press release. Mr Hiroshi participated in a discussion presided over by LGED Chief Engineer Shyama Prosad Adhikari. LGED...
A meeting between Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and the small as well as medium entrepreneurs of Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC) was held on Monday at BJMC board room with BJMC Chairman Major General Humayan Khaled (retd) in the...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
Latest United Nations (UN) demographic study projects Bangladesh population to reach 225 million by 2061, with an increasing trend of young and productive age population till 2031, almost half of which is female. The country's demographic transition has the challenge...
Grameenphone Board has named Mr. Yasir Azman as the new Chief Marketing Officer to replace the company's outgoing CMO Mr. Allan Bonke from 15 June 2015, according to a statement. Yasir Azman, a Bangladeshi, has 17 years of commercial experience,...
THAKURGAON, May 18 (BSS): Chili cultivation is gaining popularity in Thakurgaon district. A farmer of Chandipur village under Gareya Union of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila Ibrahim Khalil cultivated chili on 10 acres of land during the current season. He took lease...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
An official move is underway to review the draft direct tax law following suggestions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that has found flaws in the law in relation to globally-followed best practices. The Fiscal Affairs Division (FAD) of the...
COX'S BAZAR, May 18 (UNB): Members of the Coast Guard and the Border Guard Bangladesh in their separate drives in the district Sunday rescued 13 people who were reportedly thrown into the sea from Malaysia-bound ships and salvaged by Myanmar...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said South-South cooperation could play a catalytic role in financing uplift recipe as it remains a key challenge in many development efforts undertaken by Bangladesh. Domestic and external resource mobilisation must be accelerated to that end...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
The just-concluded three city corporation polls witnessed massive irregularities and violation of electoral rules as the Election Commission (EC) failed to discharge its responsibilities properly, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said Monday. "The polls in three city corporations were not held...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
India is emphasising creating a common South Asian market to further bolster regional trade relation among the countries, Indian Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said on Monday. "Recently India has prepared its five-year foreign trade policy for 2015-2020. There we have...
Separate rail tracks would be set up for Dhaka-Chittagong route via Comilla to reduce distance and time for communications between the capital and the port city, said Railway Minister M Mujibul Haq. Speaking at a view-exchange meeting with a group...
KATHMANDU, May 18: The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes recently has surpassed 8,500, making the disaster the deadliest to hit the Himalayan country on record. Rescuers are still searching for dozens of people still missing...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
Ways of integration of the two economies were discussed at the Bangladesh-India trade talks in Dhaka so that the two neighbours together could take a leading role in the region on the economic front. The Indian side committed to resolving...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
Increasingly concerned over plight of migrants and refugees stranded in the Andaman Sea and the Straits of Malacca, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his deputy Jan Eliasson have spoken separately to leaders in Southeast Asia reiterating the need to protect...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said relocation of tanneries from city's Hazaribagh to Savar is not enough for compliant production unless Bangladesh gets serious about enforcement of laws on child labour and occupational and environmental health dangers in the industry. "Even...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
Amid a veritable humanitarian crisis with hordes of deceived fortune-seekers floating at sea, the government has moved to bolster vigilance capacity of Bangladesh Coast Guard to check such crimes and safeguard the county's seafront. Ministry of Home Affairs officials said...
FE Report | 2015-05-19 00:00:00
The cabinet meeting approved on Monday a proposal for amendment to the existing Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) with India with the provision to include any third country in the protocol. "The duration of PIWTT was three...
Renowned journalist Hasanuzzaman Khan, former managing editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), died of a heart attack at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease here around 4 pm Monday, reports BSS. He was 90, family sources said. Hasanuzzaman Khan left...
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