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Govt to lower requirement for trade union registration

The government has decided to cut the requisite rate of workers' representation in trade union registration, bringing it down by 5.0 and 10 per cent depending on the size of workforce.The decision came after the International Labour Organization expressed its reservation about the government's previous proposals.According to the existing labour...

BD-German meet to review projects

The Bangladesh-German consultation meeting, 2018 will be held in Dhaka on April 26 to review the implementation status of the ongoing German-funded projects in the country.The meeting will also help increase the flow of German funds for more projects, officials said.There are currently 16 German-funded projects in Bangladesh involving over...

Int'l food & agro expo begins in city March 21

The third edition of 'Food & Agro Bangladesh International Expo 2018' begins at the International Convention City Bashun-dhara in the capital on March 21.CEMS USA in association with CEMS Bangladesh has organised the four-day event for the third consecutive year with the theme 'Safe food and clean environment through sustainable...

Grand Lion Gr inks deal with Marriott Int’l in Cambodia's Sihanoukville

SINGAPORE, Mar 12: Cambodian real estate company Grand Lion Group recently signed a contract with Marriott International, Inc., to manage and operate a new hotel in Sihanoukville, a coastal city located in Cambodia's southwest region with a shrt 35-minute flight from capital Phnom Penh.Branded a Le Meridien, the 388-room five-star...

JBL holds branch managers' conference in Mymensingh

Janata Bank Limited organised a branch managers' conference of Mymensingh area at the Conference Hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh town recently, says a statement.Janata Bank Deputy Managing Director Mohammad Fakrul Alam attended the conference as the chief guest. Khondakar Ataur Rahman, General Manager, Monitoring and Compliance Division, and...

Meraz Uddin ICMAB Ctg chapter chairman, Saiful Islam secy

CHITTAGONG, Mar 12: The Chittagong Branch Council of Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) elected its new office-bearers for 2018 at a meeting held recently in the port city, a statement said.Qazi Meraz Uddin Arif FCMA and Mohammad Saiful Islam FCMA have been elected chairman and secretary...

Hong Kong Q4 exports to China for outward processing rise 2.0pc

HONG KONG, Mar 12 (Reuters): Hong Kong's total exports to China for outward processing rose 2.0 per cent to HK$151.2 billion (US $19.28 billion), in terms of value in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Census and Statistics Department said on Monday.Outward processing trade involves the shipment of raw materials...

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury hands over a dummy cheque

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury hands over a dummy cheque to the proprietor of 'Naaz Fashion', a client of NRB Bank Ltd., at the 'Banker-SME Women Entrepreneurs Conference & Product Display Fair-2018' organised by Bangladesh Bank in the capital recently. Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir and Head of...