The government has finalised a plan to construct the strategically important Kewatkhali bridge over the Brahmaputra river in the next three years.The 1.1-kilometre viaduct will link Mymensingh town with central and northeastern districts, including three land ports and economic zones.Once built, the landlocked Sherpur, Netrakona and Kishoreganj districts will be...
Read moreThe numbers of both mobile phone and internet subscribers in the country have reached the highest-ever mark in September this year, according to the latest official data.Mobile phone operators think that the rise in numbers reflects an economy recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing adoption of digital technology.Some...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Nov 03: Postal Department's Digital Financial Services Nagad has announced an 'Online Shopping Festival' for November and December months of this year, where customers will get five to 10 per cent discount if they make merchant payment through Nagad for purchases from certain online shops, said manager of the...
Read moreSpeakers at a programme highlighted the importance of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through green industrialisation or environment-friendly industrialisation in the country.They made the emphasis while addressing a workshop on 'Simplification of Innovations and Services in government job', organised by the Bangladesh Industrial and Technical Assistance Centre (BITAC) at...
Read moreMr. Shah Md. Moinuddin, DMD of IFIC Bank Ltd, handed over a token blanket to Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, principal secretary to Prime Minister, at an event held at the Prime Minister's Office in the capital recently as part of its donation of 100 thousand blankets to the Prime Minister's Relief...
Read moreNur Mohammed, Chairman, Jamuna Bank Foundation & Chairman of Executive Committee of the Board of Jamuna Bank Limited, handed over a token blanket to Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus, Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, at Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka recently as Jamuna Bank donated 50,000 blankets to the Prime Minister's Relief and...
Read moreGENEVA, Nov 03 (Reuters): Hong Kong has launched a trade dispute against the United States over what it says is a US requirement that goods from Hong Kong be marked as coming from China, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) document showed on Tuesday.Hong Kong had made a "request for consultations",...
Read moreBRUSSELS/LONDON, Nov 03 (Reuters): EU-UK trade negotiations have so far failed to reach agreement on their three most persistent sticking points - the level playing field, fisheries and settling disputes - the bloc's executive and sources from both sides said on Tuesday.That comes after nearly two weeks of intensified talks...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov 03 (Reuters): Any French involvement in holding up a multi-billion dollar natural gas deal over environmental concerns could damage the country's trade ties with the United States, a Republican senator has warned in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron.Reuters and other media outlets reported last month that...
Read moreSINGAPORE, Nov 03 (Reuters): Iraq's Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) has notified clients that it plans to launch a third crude oil export grade called Basra Medium in January, two sources with knowledge of the matter said this week.The new medium-sour crude will be created by splitting the existing Basra Light...
Read moreBRASILIA, Nov 03 (Reuters): A US grain export terminal near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is loading about 38,000 tonnes of US soybeans on a bulk cargo vessel for shipment to Brazil, according to a Southport Agencies shipping lineup seen by Reuters.The unusual shipment from the United States, the world's second-largest soybean...
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