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Yeijer Shoe Parts to invest $5m in EPZ

Yeijer Shoe Parts (BD) Ltd, a company-based in Samoa-China (Taiwan), has signed a land lease agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to set up a footwear and footwear accessories manufacturing facility at Cumilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ), reports UNB.The company will invest US$ 5.03 million for the...

Gold prices decline--

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters): Gold prices fell 1.0 per cent on Thursday as climbing oil prices heightened inflation worries, boosting bets for US rate hikes and lifting Treasury yields and the dollar, which added more pressure on bullion.Spot gold was down 1.0 per cent at $4,500.07 per ounce as of...

GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS DAY OBSERVED --

GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS DAY OBSERVED Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam speaks at a programme marking the Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2026 at BIDA Auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday. Aspire to Innovate (a2i) organised the event. State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin; Sightsavers Country Director Amrita...

Oil prices jump over 3.0 per cent

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters): Oil prices jumped on Thursday after Reuters reported that Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad.The report, which cited two senior Iranian sources, signalled that Tehran is hardening its stance on one of the main US...

Ctg WASA gets new MD

CHATTOGRAM, May 21: Engineer Selim Mohammad Jane Alam has been appointed as the new managing director (MD) of Chattogram Water and Sewerage Supply Authority (WASA) on a contractual basis for one year.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification regarding the appointment on Thursday.Selim Mohammad is a former president of...

Ctg traders aim to collect 0.4m pieces of rawhide during Eid

CHATTOGRAM, May 21: Relevant traders in Chattogram have set a target to collect hides and skins of 400,000 sacrificial animals from the port city and 15 upazilas during Eid-ul-Adha.According to the District Livestock Department, the demand for sacrificial animals in the district this year stands at 818,671. On the other...