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Rooftop solar power sales growing fast in city

The sale of unconsumed rooftop solar electricity to government power distribution entities is rising fast in the capital city, reports UNB.According to the latest statistics placed in a review meeting at Power Division, the number of such consumers who are selling their unconsumed solar power to the government distribution companies...

EMRD spends 54pc of ADP allocation in H1

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) has spent on an average 54.14 per cent of the allocation against the projects being implemented under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal year (FY 2018-19). A project review meeting of the EMRD under the...

Brazil wants to become BD's dev partner: Envoy

Brazilian Ambassador in Dhaka Joao Tabajara de Oliveira Junior has said the Latin American country wants to strengthen the mutual relationship with Bangladesh and wants to become its development partner.The Brazilian envoy said these while paying a courtesy call on Agriculture Minister Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaque at the latter's Secretariat...

China eyes easing foreign investment rules ahead of US trade talks

BEIJING, Jan 30 (AFP): Foreign investors in China would be treated largely the same as local rivals under a revised draft law, state media said Tuesday, as Beijing looks to address a key concern in its trade war with the US.Washington and other Western powers have been clamouring for better...

Carlos Ghosn says 'plot and treason' behind arrest

Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn has said his arrest in Japan was the result of a "plot and treason" against him, reports BBC.He was speaking in his first interview since his arrest in November on financial misconduct charges.Mr Ghosn said some Nissan executives wanted to stop his plan to integrate Renault,...

Govt to make all islands as tourism havens

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali on Wednesday said the government has set a target to make all the islands across the country as tourism havens with a view to attracting more local and international tourists. "Our aim is to make all tourist destinations more attractive...

Shafiqul Alam inaugurating Jamuna bank's 266th ATM at Gulshan-2

Managing Director & CEO of Jamuna Bank Limited Shafiqul Alam inaugurating the bank's 266th ATM at Gulshan-2 in the city recently while senior executives of the bank and local elite were present

Rupee slips 25 paise to 71.36 vs US dollar

MUMBAI, Jan 30 (PTI): rupee depreciated by 25 paise to 71.36 against the US dollar in early trade Wednesday amid strengthening of the American currency and rising crude prices.Forex traders said strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas and sustained foreign fund outflows weighed on the local unit.However,...

Euro zone bond markets steady as investors trust in orderly Brexit

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters): Euro zone bond yields held firm on Wednesday after British lawmakers voted down a proposal in parliament that aimed to prevent a potentially chaotic 'no-deal' Brexit which markets appear reluctant to price in.Bond investors paused for breath following the vote, and ahead of key euro zone...

NRB Commercial Bank has distributed 30,000 blankets

Heads of different branches of NRB Commercial Bank Limited (NRBC) attending blanket distribution programmes, organised recently in the city as part of the bank's corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. NRB Commercial Bank has distributed 30,000 blankets among poor people all over the country through its 68 branches in the current...