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Bangladesh will lead global
apparel market by 2023Achieving $50 b export benchmark Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh is going to be global apparel market leader by the year 2023 by achieving US$ 50 billion export-earning benchmark. Moreover, most of the raw materials will be produced locally, so the earnings from the sector could be taped almost 70 percent.The main…
Read More »Rising food prices despite record stocks defies analysis
Staff Correspondent: The food stock of Bangladesh has reached a new height of 20 lakh tons, with warehouses full of rice and wheat. Despite that, food prices are soaring.Market analysts and Food Ministry officials are mystified as to the reason behind food prices soaring in the domestic markets.According to the…
Read More »TCB line getting longer ahead
of RamadanMiddle class joining in the line of poor, ultra poor Golam Mostafa Jibon : The line of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is getting longer day by day as the prices of all necessary commodities are on the rise ahead of Ramadan even after huge stock of goods.Not only poor…
Read More »ECNEC approves Tk 1,059cr optical fiber network dev project for 5G
Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved a Tk 1,059.10 crore developing the optical fiber transmission network of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) for expanding 5G network in the country.The approval came at the 11th meeting of the ECNEC in the current fiscal year…
Read More »Kuwait-BD joint venture to invest $10.39 m in BEPZA EZ
Staff Correspondent: Kuwait-Bangladeshi joint venture is set to invest $10.39 million in Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) Economic Zone.BEPZA has signed a land lease agreement with Kuwait-Bangladeshi company M/s KB Petrochemicals Limited to set up industry in BEPZA Economic Zone yesterday at BEPZA Complex, Dhaka.This joint venture company aims…
Read More »Int’l Mother Language Day today
Staff Correspondent: The nation is set to observe the ‘Shaheed Dibash’ (Martyrs Day) and the International Mother Language Day today with due respect maintaining health guidelines. People from all walks of life will pay glowing tributes to the memories of language movement martyrs, the valiant sons of the soil who…
Read More »Ekushey Padak handed over to 24 eminent personalities
Staff Correspondent: Twenty- four eminent personalities on Sunday received Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, in recognition of their contributions to various fields.Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq distributed the prestigious award among the award recipients on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The programme was held at…
Read More »Country’s jute sector in dire straits
70 mills shut down due to lack of jute Golam Mostafa Jibon : Country’s jute sector has become chaotic due to various alleged crises.Though, the export of raw jute is increasing every month, about 70 mills have shut down due to lack of jute. Even the existing jute mills are…
Read More »Bangladesh land boundary to increase by 50,000 hectares
New char land to be added in main land Special Correspondent: Seven to eight thousand hectares of chars are growing every year in the Bay of Bay of Bengal. In the next four to five years, Bhasanchar and Sandwip Char will be merged together. Bangladesh will get another 50,000 hectares…
Read More »Ice occupying place of Yaba
Ice of over Tk 100cr entering country each year Golam Mostafa Jibon:Crystal Methamphetamine or Ice of more than Tk 100 crore is entering into the country each year as the highly addictive narcotic has already occupied the place of Yaba due to lax-vigilance of the concerned law enforcers.The drug smugglers…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
