Govt to back light engineering sector, says state minister
State minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder said on Saturday the government is actively considering providing necessary support to the light engineering sector for having enormous potential.Support will be similar to that of the readymade garment (RMG) sector, he added."We are considering providing all support including policy ones to the...
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Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal (2nd from right, top) at a virtual event held recently in the city marking
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal (2nd from right, top) at a virtual event held recently in the city marking the launch of a two-day service --money transfer from Agrani Bank to bKash and bKash to Agrani Bank. Md. Asadul Islam, Senior Secretary, Department of Financial Institutions, Ministry of Finance, Dr....
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Beirut blast imperils BD migrant workers
The massive explosion that rocked Beirut and destroyed much of the Lebanese capital's port last week threatens to have disastrous consequences for the roughly 1.5 million, reports bdnews24.com.Neela Shikder from Gazipur travelled to Lebanon, where her parents reside, in search of a job after a divorce with her husband in...
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Ctg tourism sites reopen after five months amid virus
After five months of closure due to coronavirus pandemic, the tourist spots of the port city reopened on Saturday, reports UNB.Deputy Commissioner Elias Hossain said that all the tourist spots including Chattagram Zoo, Foy's Lake and Patenga beach were opened to public on 16 conditions relating to maintaining health guidelines...
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Korea keen to hold tourism roadshow in Dhaka next year
Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is planning to organise a roadshow in Dhaka next year to promote Korean tourism as well as explore collaboration opportunities with Bangladesh's tour operators when travel resumes in the post-corona period, reports BSS.KTO expressed its keen interest to explore Bangladesh's tourism market as last year more...
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