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Bangladesh exports 0.25m tonnes of maize this year

Traders exported 0.25 million tonnes of maize so far this year, agriculture secretary Md Nasiruzzaman disclosed on Tuesday, thanks to a notable rise in domestic production.He said that production of maize in the country surpassed 3.8 million tonnes this year as many potato farmers and others switched to the crop.The...

SREDA Member

(R-L): SREDA Member Siddique Zobair, former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman, Planning Minister M A Mannan, former Principal Secretary Md. Abdul Karim and Executive Director & CEO of Infrastructure Development Company Limited Mahmood Malik posing for a photo during a workshop on installation of rooftop solar system organised...

IPDC, BSCMS announce supply chain excellence award

Some 25 supply chain management (SCM) professionals and organisations in the country will win accolades for their outstanding contribution to different categories of business operations.The recognition titled 'Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Award (BSCEA) 2019' is expected to encourage the SCM professionals, who play a crucial role in operating businesses. IPDC...

World Tourism Day to be celebrated in all districts

The government and different organisations have chalked out weeklong programmes in all districts to celebrate the World Tourism Day on Friday with the global theme 'Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all'."This year, for the first time, we will celebrate the day at all districts along with capital Dhaka...

Long-term financing needed to attract FDI

Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday underscored the need for long-term financing to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country.They said this at the seminar on "Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project (FDIPP), Two Step Loan (TSL) Component" at a city hotel, reports BSS.Bangladesh Bank (BB) organised the seminar...

Bangladesh joins global forum P4G

Bangladesh has joined the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), which was officially announced on Monday at an event in New York on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), reports UNB.Indonesia and South Africa also joined the forum on Tuesday, along with...

Land dev at Japanese EZ begins in Dec

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is going to start the land development works of the Japanese Economic Zone (EZ) in December as all necessary procedures in this regard have almost been completed, reports BSS."Japanese EZ is being set up at Araihazar (Upazila) in Narayanganj on some 1,000 acres of...

Smart City Initiatives-BD starts in Dhaka

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Bangladesh Section, has organised a two-day event titled "Smart City Initiatives-Bangladesh" which began at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the capital on Tuesday, reports UNB.The "Campaign for Smart City in Bangladesh" is an ongoing initiative which was launched by IEEE...

Steps taken to turn sugar mills profitable: Official

Chairman of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) Azit Kumar Pal has said the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adopted various steps for improving the lots of sugarcane farmers, reports BSS."Not only that, necessary measures have also been taken to modernise the sugar mills of the country...

Vivo 'V17 Pro' hits BD market soon

Smartphone V17 Pro made by multinational Chinese smartphone maker Vivo is likely to be introduced in Bangladeshi market soon, according to a press release, reports UNB.Though the specialised smartphone V17 Pro has been already introduced in some countries including neighbouring India, Bangladeshi smartphone lovers are happy with some billboards of...

Thrust on successful digitisation

Speakers at a seminar said the government officials and all concerned should work sincerely to make the digitisation programme successful for national advancement.They expressed the views at the seminar titled 'Mujib Year 2020: Our Role in Building Digital Bangladesh' at Rangpur Deputy Commissioner's conference room in Rangpur city on Monday...

Deputy Managing Director of First Security Islami Bank

Deputy Managing Director of First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) Md Zahurul Haque (middle, sitting) posing for photograph with the participants after inaugurating a five-day training programme by the bank, styled 'Investment Procedure' at FSIBL's regional training institute in Chattogram on Sunday

Jamuna Bank's 534th EC meeting

Al-Haj Nur Mohammed (C), Chairman of Executive Committee of Jamuna Bank Limited and also Chairman of Jamuna Bank Foundation, presiding over the bank's 534th EC meeting in the city recently. The meeting reviewed at length the overall operational aspects of the bank and took some pragmatic steps for their expansion...

AFP graphic

London: AFP graphic, dated Sept 24, 2019, shows movement of international tourists in countries of Europe, Asia-Pacific, Americas, Africa and the Middle East, and related revenue from 2000 to 2018

US for dramatic reform of global postal union to avoid pull-out

GENEVA, Sept 24 (AFP): The United States (US) said on Tuesday that it was prepared to reconsider its decision to exit the UN agency that sets international postal rates, but only if it undergoes dramatic reform.President Donald Trump's administration announced last October that it planned to withdraw from the Universal...