Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), the leading investment promotional agency of the country, has hit all-time high growth in its journey of 40 years, reports BSS.In the recently ended fiscal year 2021-22, the authority witnessed a significant rise in...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2022-10-13 00:00:00
Global apparel manufacturers need to develop new capabilities in both pre-and post-production stages to remain competitive and profitable, and thus ensure decent work and protect the environment.The pre-manufacturing areas included research and development, design, product development, material sourcing and logistics...
WARSAW, Oct 12 (AFP): The Druzhba oil pipeline linking Russia and Germany has been partly shut after a leak was discovered in Poland, the Polish PERN operator said on Wednesday."The cause of the incident is not known for the moment....
Agriculture Minister Md Abdur Razzaque speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the foundation training course for 38 officials recruited in the 9th grade for the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation on Wednesday. BADC Chairman AFM Hayatullah was present at the ceremony...
MEXICO CITY, Oct 12 (Reuters): Mexico fans have been advised by their government not to wear their colourful 'Lucha Libre' wrestling masks at World Cup matches in Qatar to comply with local rules.Alfonso Zegbe of the country's Ministry of Foreign...
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 13 (AP): The 10 national soccer associations that form the South American confederation CONMEBOL having given their backing to Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as FIFA president."After a conversation about the current reality and the future scenario...
MELBOURNE, Oct 12 (AFP): Novak Djokovic is eager to play at the Australian Open but it's up to him to "work out the situation" with the government, tournament chief Craig Tiley said on Wednesday, while confirming Russians and Belarusians can...
CANBERRA, Oct 12 (AFP): Dawid Malan's 82 and disciplined bowling from England helped the visitors win the second Twenty20 international against Australia by eight runs Wednesday to seal the series and give them a confidence boost heading into the World...
WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (Agencies): New Zealand marched to the final of the ongoing Tri-Series at home, beating Bangladesh by 49 runs in Christchurch on Wednesday.Bangladesh failed to chase a massive total of 208 runs. It was Bangladesh's third T20 defeat...
SYLHET, Oct 12 (UNB): Police arrested four persons in connection with abduction of an apparel businessman in a drive to recover Tk0.18 million (1.85 lakh) that abductors had took away from him on October 07.Though police produced the arrestees with...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 12 (BSS): A lightning strike killed a woman at Mohipur in sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Maseda Begum, 55, wife of Shafiqul Islam of Mohipur village under Gobratala union in the upazila.Locals said a...
A total of three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Narayanganj and Gopalganj districts on Wednesday, report agencies.In Narayanganj, two people, including a college student, were killed and four others injured when a speeding bus hit a CNG-run...
RANGPUR, Oct 12 (BSS): Vegetable farming has become a profit-making venture for farmers improving their livelihoods and fortune alongside boosting the rural economy in Rangpur agriculture region in recent years.Even during the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine War, many people have...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-10-13 00:00:00
SYLHET, Oct 12: The construction of the much-awaited Sylhet Central Bus Terminal in the city's Kadamtali is complete and waiting for its inauguration, said an official of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC). SCC Chief Engineer Nur Azizur Rahman said, "The project...
Sadika Iffat | 2022-10-13 00:00:00
"University is all about chill"-- an old adage we all seem to believe. Probably it is due to the perpetual hope our parents have provided us since junior school, the promise of perpetual escape from daily homework, or the fragmentary...
MD ZAHIDUR RABBI | 2022-10-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh University of Professionals Economics Club (BUPEC) has launched the third edition of POMAC, an inter-university policymaking competition to be held at the BUP campus in Dhaka.All undergraduate students are eligible for the competition, where they will be required to...
ABIR ERSHAD | 2022-10-13 00:00:00
Building quite literally anything -- from websites, apps, or even internal tools requires an intricate understanding of programming language and syntax. "It requires weeks, months, or maybe even years of learning depending on the complexity of the project," is what...
It appears that load-shedding has now become our daily companion. From cities to rural areas, there is hardly any area that is not affected by hours-long power outages. According to experts, this worsening situation has been created by an ongoing...
Railway is one of the most popular modes of public transport in Bangladesh. This is why; we often see almost every inter-city train in the country running with capacity passengers. However, train passengers often complain about the quality of railway...
Anisur Rahman | 2022-10-13 00:00:00
Reportedly the government is going to adjust the bulk power tariff rates today (Thursday). The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has sought to raise the tariff rates by 66 per cent. But the apex chamber body of the country and...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-10-13 00:00:00
There is all the restoration and, in certain instances innovation, we need to go for in Bangladesh. The objective is simple. We need to convince ourselves that our cultural and social traditions are yet part of us, heritage which we...
Against a dire warning that famine will most likely stalk the length and breadth of this planet, authorities in Bangladesh have time and again assured of enough food-grain stock in the country. Right now rice prices are at their highest...
There is no famine risk in Bangladesh at this moment as 1.6 million (16 lakh) tonnes of food are in stock, Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque said on Tuesday, reports UNB."We are trying our best to reduce the price of...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved six projects including one to restore four canals in Dhaka at a cost of Tk 8.99 billion (899 crore), reports UNB.Under the scheme, some 20-km of four canals...
FE REPORT | 2022-10-12 00:00:00
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Naoki Ito has stressed the need for forming a new kind of economic partnership between Bangladesh and Japan amid the changed global scenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ukraine war.He called for focusing efforts on...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2022-10-12 00:00:00
Knitwear exporters demanded re-fixing the US dollar rate upward for encashment of export proceeds - as in case of remittance earnings - to keep the wheels of the sector running.They also favoured the US$ rate re-fixation to maintain harmony between...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-10-12 00:00:00
Huge funds from 12 development projects under Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have been stashed aside through bending rules governing the country's financial discipline, insiders say.The department, which is entrusted with implementing great many development works under local government, has...
FE REPORT | 2022-10-12 00:00:00
A group of students of Dhanmondi branch of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) and their guardians on Tuesday staged a demo on the Mirpur Road in the city to protest proposed shutting of the school branch. The protesters blocked...
FE REPORT | 2022-10-12 00:00:00
Now the focus turns on bond market for long-term financing of trade and industries--amid a financial crunch at home and overseas-as a cutting-edge meet Tuesday stressed creating awareness about the fixed-income instrument. Creating awareness of the bond market is the...
Stocks flat as investors stay on sidelines Dhaka bourse took a breather on Tuesday after the previous day's sharp decline in its benchmark index, as the investors' participation declined sharply. Major sectors performed mixed and the DSEX, the benchmark index...
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