The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to place the much-awaited Customs Act 2018 before the cabinet soon for expediting its legal procedures, so that the Jatiyo Sangsad (JS) can pass the law within the tenure of the present government.The customs authorities are taking preparation to place the draft...
Read moreExpressing concern over the Malaysian government's decision to suspend recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh, the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) called for knocking down the existing 'syndicate' to check illegal manpower business. "It (suspension) would create an adverse impact on the country's manpower export. At the same time, it would help...
Read moreThe UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has recently appointed Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), to the UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP). Dr Debapriya was appointed a member of the 24-member CDP for a three-year term (2019-2021) on recommendation of the Secretary...
Read moreA six-day 'Advanced Training and Advisory Programme on Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)' was held in the city recently, says a statement. The training programme was jointly organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Aug 26: An international steel conference styled as 'Bangladesh Steel 2018' will be held at Radisson Blu Hotel in the port city on September 5 and 6.Steel Group, an information and global networking platform based in Mumbai, India, in association with the SUFI (Steel Users Federation of India), will...
Read moreTelenor Group has been recognised by Fortune magazine for its work to bring affordable healthcare to the mass market through its mobile health service 'Tonic' in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The globally renowned business magazine has included Telenor in its fourth annual 'Change the World' list of companies that are doing well...
Read moreThere are now more than a million electric cars in Europe after sales soared by more than 40 per cent in the first half of the year, new figures reveal, reports The Guardian.Europe hit the milestone nearly a year after China, which has a much larger car market, but ahead...
Read moreSonali Life Insurance Company (SLIC) has officially launched its mobile applications (apps) for all policy holders as well as for the agents, said a company statement. Both of these apps are available for download since April of this year. Features and benefits includes online policy details, payment history, policy benefits,...
Read moreBANGKOK, Aug 26 (Xinhua): Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office introduced the EEC project to a group of Chinese entrepreneurs in Pattaya city and invited them to invest in infrastructure, new industries projects on Saturday.Kanit told the delegation of hundreds of Chinese entrepreneurs during the...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Aug 26 (AFP): The United States (US) and Mexico are close to reaching a consensus over key issues stunting efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), officials from both countries said Saturday.The trilateral treaty, which includes Canada, has been a key target in the US president's...
Read moreYANGON, Aug 26 (Xinhua): Border trade between Myanmar and India has reached over 61.2 million US dollars as of Aug. 17 during the six-month transitional period which started in April this year, the figures from the Commerce Ministry showed on Saturday.The country has changed its fiscal year period from original...
Read moreBELA BELA (South Africa), Aug 26 (AFP): South African farmers have demanded Donald Trump "leave us the hell alone" after the US president criticised the country's land reform plans, accusing him of trying to deflect attention from his own scandals."The people were furious about Trump - and I think they...
Read morePARIS, Aug 26 (AFP): The French government has revised its growth forecast for 2019 downwards to 1.7 per cent from 1.9 per cent, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told the Journal du Dimanche."The growth forecast on which we will build this (2019) budget will be 1.7 per cent," he told the...
Read moreLONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters): Business leaders' confidence in the British economy has fallen to its lowest point this year reflecting the impact of uncertainty over Britain's exit deal with the European Union.With less than eight months to go until Britain is due to leave the EU, the government is yet...
Read moreBERLIN, Aug 26 (Reuters): Washington is pressing the European Union to speed up trade negotiations launched after last month's meeting between US President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, two German and a US official said on Saturday.Emily Haber, Germany's ambassador to the United States, told reporters a...
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