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Mauritius to hire more Bangladeshi workers

Satisfied with the performance of Bangladeshi migrants, Mauritius said it would hire more workers from Bangladesh in different sectors. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed between the two countries within a short period to speed up the recruitment, according to a statement.The decision was made at a bilateral...

bKash ties up with Mutual Trust Bank for remittance transaction

bKash Limited and Mutual Trust Bank Limited on Monday jointly launched an international remittances service, enabling bKash customers to receive cash directly into their mobile money accounts.State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated the service at a hotel in the city as the chief guest along with General Manager...

FBCCI shows interest in automobile JV with China

The country's apex trade body Monday urged the visiting Chinese business team to invest in Bangladesh's potential sectors like pharmaceuticals and automobile.Mentioning various lucrative investment facilities available for overseas investors like tax holiday and corporate tax incentive, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) suggested that Chinese...

Govt to boost grain storage capacity, says Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Monday that the government has undertaken a plan to construct godowns having capacity of 10,000 tonnes food grains for Chittagong, Rangpur and Molvibazar regional offices of the Bangladesh Trading Corporation (TCB)."We have already prepared draft DPP for the plan," he said, reports BSS.His disclosure came...

News Briefs--(16-01-2018)

Bhola gets new gas reserve Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company (Bapex) has discovered a new reserve of a significant amount of natural gas in Bhola, a southern district. The new gas reserve, which is found in Bheduria union of Bhola district, is estimated to have 600 billion cubic feet (bcf) natural...

Midland Bank Limited distributed blankets among the cold-stricken poor people

Midland Bank Limited distributed blankets among the cold-stricken poor people of the country, as part of its CSR activities. Managing Director Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman along with Additional Managing Director Masihul Huq Chowdhury distributed the blankets in different places of Dhaka city on Sunday.

Chairman of NRBC Bank Limited Tamal S M Parvez exchanges views at the press briefing

Chairman of NRBC Bank Limited Tamal S M Parvez exchanged views on Monday with the media in Dhaka. Managing director (current charge) Kazi Md. Talha was also present at the press briefing.

Bidya Sinha Saha Mim visited Akij Building Materials' pavilion at DITF

Model-turned actress Bidya Sinha Saha Mim recently visited Akij Building Materials' pavilion at the Dhaka International Trade Fair.

Ctg Butterfly Park's beauty bewitches tourism minister

CHITTAGONG, Jan 15: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal visited the Butterfly Park, a concern of Intraco Group, at Patenga in the city.Accompanied by chairman of Intraco Group HM Hakim Ali, the minister went round the park yesterday. Bewitched to see the setting of the butterfly park, Mr...

Country witnesses robust dev: Maya

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has said that the country has witnessed massive development as a result of sincere efforts and commitment of the Awami League (AL)-led government."Awami League government should come to power again for continuation of development process," he told a public rally on...

RCCI for resolving problems to boost regional trade

RANGPUR, Jan 15 (BSS): Leaders of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) have called for resolving some prevailing problems to boost trade, commerce and economic activities to accelerate development in the region.They came up with the call at an exchange of views meeting at RCCI boardroom in the northern...

BD to set example in global economy: Mustafa Kamal

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said Bangladesh will soon set an example in the global economy if the present trend of advancement continues under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The minister expressed such optimism when country director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manmohan Parkash met him...

Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training Minister of Mauritius Soodesh Satkam Callichurn

Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training Minister of Mauritius Soodesh Satkam Callichurn (far R) receives visiting Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister of Bangladesh Nurul Islam (2nd from R) at the conference room of the latter's office in Mauritius on Monday. Story on Page 17

Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank held its half-yearly Regional Managers' Conference

Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank held its half-yearly Regional Managers' Conference in the capital on Sunday. Bank's Chairman and Director General of Ansar-VDP Maj Gen Sheikh Pasha Habib Uddin was present as the Chief Guest. Maj Gen Pasha Habib Uddin is seen with the bank's Managing Director Mohammad Jalaluddin and others in...

Turkey unwraps ambitious 45-km artificial shipping lanes project

ISTANBUL, Jan 15 (AFP): The Turkish government on Monday unveiled the route of its planned new canal for Istanbul, a hugely ambitious 45 kilometre (28 mile) project designed to be its answer to the famed artificial shipping lanes in Panama or Egypt's Suez.The project, first announced by President Recep Tayyip...