DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
Local manufacturing industries are no longer entitled to enjoy a rate in importing capital machinery and spare parts, meant for the use as raw materials or production inputs, customs officials said.Currently, all types of capital machinery, as listed in customs...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
Credit facility for post-import financing widens under a policy change aimed at augmenting overall import activity to give a fillip to Bangladesh's economic rebound. The central bank Tuesday revised the post-import financing policy, bringing more imports under credit facility and...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
Haor farmers are grappling with a fall in Boro paddy prices before Eid as they begin harvesting ripe and half-ripe paddy amid fear of further flash flood.A 76.29-per cent harvest was done in the haor region until April 26, said...
With a heat-wave sweeping the country, these two men are taking a nap on a bench right under a tree at a park. To get respite from the scorching summer heat, even a dog is seen taking shelter under the...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
Credit flow into Bangladesh's private sector rebounds, after a downturn, on a demand surge for loans largely for trade financing amid rise in economic activity.Sources say settling higher import-payment obligations has led to demand growth for credits since March, after...
Rain/thunder shower with lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur atone or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to Met office.The country's maximum temperature on Tuesday was recorded...
Md Abdul Karim, a former principal secretary to the government, has received PhD degree from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Dhaka for his research work on Sustainable Poverty Alleviation Approach for Bangladesh. Based on the poverty reduction programme of Palli...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
Speakers at a view-exchange meeting on Tuesday urged the government to set standards for paying compensation to deceased and injured workers, caused by workplace accidents, in line with ILO conventions.The call was made at the meeting held at the National...
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 26 (UNB): Danish crown princess Mary Elizabeth on Tuesday visited Rohingy Bazar camps and interacted with the refugees and host community members.The princess travelled to Rohingya camps by a car from Cox's Bazar town and observed soil...
FE Report | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
Despite a notable improvement in workplace safety at RMG industry since the Rana Plaza collapse in 2013, there are still concerns regarding the compensation package for the deceased and injured workers, speakers said at a programme on Tuesday.They also said...
Leaders of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) on Monday called upon all political parties to get united for establishing a democratic, non-communal and equity-based state and society in line with the spirit of Liberation War, reports BSS.The BMP made the call...
The 60th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq will be observed in the country in a befitting manner today (Wednesday), reports BSS.President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages marking the death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla.The...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said the poor presence of party activists in BNP's rallies proves their ability of demonstration, reports BSS."BNP staged demonstrations with 200 activists out of two crore people in Dhaka city and...
Mobile courts will remain active to check charging homebound passengers extra fares, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday, reports UNB.Necessary preparations have been taken to ensure safe journey for homebound people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr as per...
THAKURGAON, Apr 26 (UNB): BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday reaffirmed that their party will not join any election, be it parliamentary or local government ones, under the current government. "Our position on the election is clear....
Cox's Bazar, Apr 26 (UNB): Holidaymakers are set to visit Cox's Bazar, the longest unbroken sea beach in the world, in droves during the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday as 50 per cent hotels and motels were booked ten days before the biggest...
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Tuesday it would sell long-term visas to attract desperately needed foreign currency after the island nation ran out of dollars to pay for food and fuel, reports AFP.Foreigners who deposit a minimum of $100,000 locally will...
LONDON, Apr 26 (AFP): HSBC profits slid in the first quarter, the Asia-focused bank announced Tuesday after it was hit by bad debts as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent inflation rocketing further.Net profit dropped more than a quarter to US$2.8...
RIYADH, Apr 26 (Arab News): Egypt's Ministry of Local Development provided 16.2 billion Egyptian pounds ($874 million) since the beginning of the current fiscal year to implement development projects, the country's Cabinet reported on Tuesday. Of this amount, 8.4 billion...
DEARBORN, Apr 26 (Reuters): Ford Motor Co on Tuesday will start regular manufacturing of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, more than tripling planned annual production of the vehicle that now symbolizes the 118-year-old company's drive to retool for a...
Newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Karmasangsthan Bank Md Nurul Amin along with its Managing Director Shirin Akhter and other officials paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at...
TOKYO, Apr 26 (AFP): Japan unveiled a $48.6-billion economic package on Tuesday that includes handouts for low-income families to help cushion the impact of rising prices and energy costs on households."We must avoid at all costs letting surging oil and...
WASHINGTON, April 26 (AFP): Sales of new homes fell in the United States last month, government data said Tuesday, as high prices continued to crimp demand.Sales dropped to an annualised rate of 763,000, seasonally adjusted, less than analysts anticipated and...
NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (Reuters): US electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc is welcome to set up shop in India, make cars there for sale and export them, but must not import cars from China, the transport minister said on Tuesday."Making...
Global food and fuel price shocks linked to the Russia-Ukraine war are set to last until at least the end of 2024 and raise the risk of of stagflation, the World Bank said in its latest Commodities Market Outlook report,...
A team from ACI Fertilizer and its Dutch partner Ecocreation paid a visit to Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and held a meeting with the RCC officials on Monday, says a press release. Chief Conservancy Officer of RCC Sheikh Md Mamun...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
The government has introduced a 10 per cent discount on toll rates of vehicles which will be paid electronically to cross bridges on roads and highways aiming at smooth and faster vehicle movement and cashless transactions.Road Transport and Highways Division...
Bangladesh has offered to export its electricity to Nepal during winter while importing it during the summer, reports UNB.The proposal was placed during the bilateral meeting between the two countries at the conference room of the Ministry of Power, Energy...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-27 00:00:00
The state-run consumers' rights watchdog on Tuesday decided to form a committee to explore possibilities of fixing the price of MS (mild steel) rod, a key construction material.The committee will comprise representatives from the Directorate of National Consumers' Rights Protection...
The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be held at Geneva in Switzerland on June 12-15, reports BSS.The conference was earlier scheduled to be held in December last year, but it was postponed due to...
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