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Exporters seek corridor, cool-chain banks at HSIA

The absence of a separate corridor at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) hurts exporters in maintaining quality of agro products bound for the European Union.Insiders said consignments are often cancelled by importers of the highly-regulated EU market.They also sought cool-chain banks at the HSIA and Chittagong port to maintain quality...

People walking through the Darus Salam Road at Mirpur in the capital as the readymade garment

People walking through the Darus Salam Road at Mirpur in the capital as the readymade garment (RMG) workers staged demonstration and blocked the road on Saturday morning, demanding wage hike. Meanwhile, the RMG workers vandalising a bus (inset) at Savar on the day — FE/ Focus Bangla :Photo

BCSIR to launch mobile laboratory soon

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) is set to launch a mobile-laboratory soon to facilitate industrial and agricultural experiment, Science and Technology Minister Architect Yeafesh Osman said on Saturday.Learners of the educational institutions including schools and colleges will also be benefited from the portable research facility, he added.The...

Move on to import raw sugar for first time

The government has made a move to import raw sugar to boost its stock, for the first time, to address huge shortages of the sweetener, officials said.Abul Rafique, chief of personnel and secretary of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, said, "A project is underway to whiten imported raw sugar...

Meghna Petroleum approves 140pc cash dividend

CHATTOGRAM, Jan 12: Meghna Petroleum Ltd has approved 140 per cent cash dividend for the fiscal year (FY) 2017-18 at the company's 40th annual general meeting here on Saturday. The company’s Chairman and Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem presided over the...

Managing Director and CEO of SBAC Bank Ltd Md. Golam Faruque addressing the bank's Business Conference 2019

Managing Director and CEO of SBAC Bank Ltd Md. Golam Faruque addressing the bank's Business Conference 2019 at a restaurant in Chattogram on Saturday while the bank's Sponsor Shareholder Maksudur Rahman and Director Mohammad Aiyub were, among others, present

'Need-based training courses make businesses globally competitive'

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) is one of the active chambers in Bangladesh and it is working for developing private sector and accelerating the country's economic growth.DCCI President Osama Taseer said this when addressing the inaugural function of the DCCI Business Institute (DBI)'s international certificate, advanced certificate and...