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12-man delegation leaves for Australia tonight

A government delegation will leave Dhaka for Australia tonight (Saturday night) to attend the maiden meeting of the joint working group (JWG) on trade and investment under the Bangladesh-Australia Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (TIFA).Commerce ministry's senior secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh will lead the 12- member official team.The JWG meeting...

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BUP holds Industry Talk

The closing ceremony of the industry talk titled 'Industry-Academia Linkage in the Era of 4IR' was held at the Bijoy Auditorium Thursday under the supervision of Faculty of Business Studies (FBS), Bangladesh University of Professionals, says a statement.The aim of the programme was to facilitate industry, academia, and industry-oriented specialised...

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World funds own destruction with $1.8 tn subsidies: study

LONDON, Feb 18, 2022 (AFP): The world must by 2030 slash $1.8 trillion in annual subsidies that destroy the environment, in order to "finance a net-zero global economy", according to a study Thursday from business groups including one founded by tycoon Richard Branson.The report, estimating the value of damaging state...

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US adds WeChat and AliExpress to list of notorious piracy markets

The Biden administration on Thursday added WeChat's e-commerce ecosystem and AliExpress, an e-commerce site owned by Alibaba, to an annual list of markets that the United States says engage in counterfeiting and copyright violations, reports the New York Times.The administration said the activities caused significant financial losses for US businesses...

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Sonali Bank signs deal with Dhaka Polytechnic

Sonali Bank Limited signed an agreement with Dhaka Polytechnic Institute on Sonali Bank online banking services on the institute premises on Thursday, says a statement. Sonali Bank Limited General Manager Subhash Chandra Das and Principal of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute Engr. Kazi Zakir Hossain signed the agreement on behalf of their...

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US Congress temporarily avoids govt shutdown

WASHINGTON, Feb 18, (AFP): The US Senate passed a stop-gap funding bill Thursday, after threats by some Republicans earlier in the week risked a damaging government shutdown.The bill, which passed by 65 votes to 27, will extend federal spending at current levels until March 11.Had the bill not passed by...

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Tesla faces another US probe: unexpected braking

DETROIT (AP): U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints that its cars can stop on roads for no apparent reason.The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about "phantom braking" in Tesla Models 3 and Y....

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