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Japan agrees to hire technical interns from Bangladesh

Japan has agreed to recruit technical interns from Bangladesh in a deal seen crucial for the country's overseas employment sector, diplomats said.The two Asian countries signed on Monday a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the hiring of technical interns from Bangladesh in Tokyo, Bangladesh embassy in Japan said in a...

S Alam Cement unwraps new logo, package

The new logo and package of S Alam Cement, a sister concern of Chittagong-based conglomerate S Alam Group, were unveiled at the Hotel Radisson Blu in the port city on Saturday. S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam unveiled the logo and package as the chief guest at a ceremony,...

Half of population uses internet

Some 317,000 new subscribers started using internet in December last pushing the total users to over 80 million, the state-run Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said.The new statistics revealed by the regulator shows that over half of the population is now using internet while mobile-phone users are almost near cent...

Per capita plastic use to grow five-fold by 2030

Bangladesh needs to enhance its waste management capacity to cope with the health and environmental hazards to be caused by an enormous rise in the plastic consumption in the next 12 years, plastic makers said on Monday.According to them, per capita consumption of plastic products in the country is expected...

Turn archetypal public service into modern one: Speakers

Speakers stressed on organising workshops for developing innovative human resources with the view to providing better public services.They urged to turn the archetypal practices of public service into a time-befitting, innovative one, saying modern public administration and training require a change in attitude. They made the call at a five-day...

GSSCP starts journey in BD

The Global Society for Supply Chain Professional (GSSCP) recently formed a 19-member executive committee with Tanzil Aslam as its president, says a statement.Surajit Mukherjee is vice president and Manikantha Howlader general secretary. The executive committee was formally announced through a 'Meet n Greet' session in the city. The 'Meet n...

ASA to disburse over Tk 36b loan in Khulna

ASA has set a target to disburse loan worth Tk. 36.56 billion (3,656 crores) in Khulna Division during the current fiscal year of 2017-18. This was revealed by the divisional coordination meeting of the organisation held at Jessore recently. Meanwhile, ASA disbursed an amount of Tk. 17.44 billion loan among...

AMA Muhith hands over Best Corporate Award 2016 to Janata Bank

Finance Minister AMA Muhith hands over the Best Corporate Award 2016 to Janata Bank's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Md Abdus Salam at a function in Dhaka on Sunday. Janata Bank got the award from the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) under state-owned commercial banks...

Greenback gains after six weeks of losses

LONDON, Jan 29 (Agencies): The dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Monday, helped by rising bond yields and a week packed with U.S. data starting with a central bank policy decision, though the broader outlook remained murky for the greenback.Conflicting signals from top U.S. officials last week...

Japan sanctions Coincheck on cryptocurrency heist

TOKYO, Jan 29 (AFP): Japan on Monday imposed administrative measures on virtual currency exchange Coincheck after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars in digital assets from the Tokyo-based firm in one of the biggest heists ever. Units of the cryptocurrency NEM worth $530 million were taken-based on the exchange...

Qatar signs accord with Oman

MUSCAT, Jan 29 (AFP): Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman on the development of bilateral investment and trade Sunday, nearly eight months into a crisis between the emirate and its Arab neighbours. The Omani news agency ONA said the agreement signed in Muscat covers a wide range of...

Vietnam's wood, woodwork sector to grow 13 pc

HANOI, Jan 29 (Xinhua): Vietnam's wood and woodwork industry this year will grow 13 per cent against last year, according to the Wood & Forest Products Association of Vietnam on Monday. Vietnam is expected to gain 10.2 billion U.S. dollars from exporting wood, woodwork and non-wood forest products in 2018,...