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1st Nat'l Industrial Fair kicks off today

The 1st National Industrial Fair-2019 begins in the city today (Sunday) aiming to showcase local products and expand its market globally.Some 300 entrepreneurs including small, medium, large, cottage and handicraft will take part in the seven-day exposition.Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun disclosed it while speaking at a press conference...

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Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Md. Fazle Rabbi Miah inaugurating the Mutual Trust Bank

Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Md. Fazle Rabbi Miah inaugurating the Mutual Trust Bank Limited's Agent Banking Centre at Ullabazar of Varotkhali under Saghata in Gaibandha recently

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Nepal sees huge market in BD for hydropower

A Nepalese minister has said Bangladesh is going to be a "huge market" for their hydropower, reports bdnews24.com.Inaugurating the third Nepal-Bangladesh Business Forum in Kathmandu on Thursday, Nepal energy minister Barshaman Pun Ananta said both countries signed an energy exchange-related memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently to this end.Bangladesh Ambassador Mashfee...

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India rice export prices slip as demand dips

Rice export prices in India eased from multi-month highs last week due to weaker demand, while domestic buying pushed up rates in Thailand, reports Reuters.Top exporter India's 5.0 per cent broken parboiled variety was quoted around $390-$393 per tonne, down from the previous week when prices rose to the highest...

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MTB opens Agent Banking Centre at Gaibandha's Saghata

The Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) recently opened its Agent Banking Centre at Ullabazar of Varotkhali under Saghata in Gaibandha. Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Advocate Md. Fazle Rabbi Miah inaugurated the centre at a formal ceremony. Group Chief Communications Officer Azam Khan of MTB along with the officials of nearby...

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Thrust on raising arrivals of international tourists

Tourism sector policymakers are yet to recognise international tourist arrivals as a major contributor in the country's economy as Bangladesh is one of the lowest receiving countries losing foreign currency from the sector, industry insiders said.Bangladesh authority including the civil aviation and tourism ministry, its subsidiary Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB)...

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Director of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI)

Director of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) Enamul Haque Patwary, DCCI Acting Secretary & Executive Director of DCCI Business Institute (DBI) Md Joynal Abdin, Resource Person Md Murshidul Azad, DBI Deputy Secretary Tamanna Sultana and Course Coordinator Abul Bashar posing with others at the closing and certificate-awarding ceremony...

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Steps taken to speed up sustainable industrialisation: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday initiatives were taken to speed up sustainable and environment-friendly industrialization in the country, reports BSS.In a message on the occasion of the 'National Industrial Fair 2019', she said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman dreamt of economic emancipation and prosperity of...

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Over 0.3m youths to get jobs in 28 hi-tech parks, says Jabbar

Posts, Telecommunications and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said more than 0.3 million (three lakh) youths will get jobs within the next couple of years in 28 hi-tech parks now being constructed outside of Dhaka.He said, once completed, the 28 hi-tech parks will open employment opportunities...

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SME Foundation Chairperson K M Habibullah presiding over the 13th annual general meeting

SME Foundation Chairperson K M Habibullah presiding over the 13th annual general meeting of the foundation at CIRDAP Auditorium in the city on Saturday. Additional Secretary of industries ministry Salahuddin Mahmud, Additional Secretary of Financial Institutions Division Arijit Chowdhury and SME Foundation Managing Director Md Shafikul Islam were also present,...

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