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Brig. Gen Sakhawat proposed to be CEC
Dr Jafrullah Chowdhury also proposes names of other ECs Staff Correspondent: Former Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain has been proposed to be the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) by the trustee of the Public Health Center and Chairman of the Bhasani Followers Council Dr Jafrullah Chowdhury. As well…
Read More »Full automation of bond facility by ‘23
NBR chairman Staff Correspondent: National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem said that the bond facility will be completelyautomated by 2023 so that no one can gain illegal benefit from the system.He made the remarks today at a pre-budget discussion with the members ofthe Economic Reporters…
Read More »Take loans from Probashi Kallyan Bank
PM to overseas jobseekers Ministry asked to make overseas employment process transparent Staff Correspondent:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authority concerned to promote overseas jobseekers to take loans from Probashi Kallyan Bank instead of selling lands to go abroad in a bid to protect them from deception.She also asked…
Read More »First direct container ship leaves Chattogram port for Italy
Staff Correspondent: Liberian-flagged ship MV Tsonga Cheetah sailed for Italy from Chattogram seaport with container-filled export goods. Through this Bangladesh started sending goods directly to Europe by sea.Mohammad Rashed, chairman of Reliance Shipping and Logistics Limited, a local representative of the ship, told yesterday.He said the ship carrying 952 TEUs…
Read More »HC rules against BB circular on
private bank employees’ salaryCourt Correspondent: The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain in a week as to why it shall not declare illegal a circular of Bangladesh Bank (BB), fixing minimum salaries for the employees’ of private banks in the country.A High Court division bench of Justice…
Read More »90pc Cabinet’s decisions
implemented in 3 yearsStaff Correspondent: Some 90 percent decisions, taken by the Cabinet in three years from January 2019 to December 2021, have been implemented, while the implementation of remaining 10 percent decisions is underway.The Cabinet took a total of 689 decisions during the period. Of them, 615 have already been implemented and…
Read More »BGMEA anticipates to bag $50b of RMG exports in 2022
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President, Faruque Hassan expressed that in 2022 Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports are likely to fetch $50 billion.Faruque Hassan made the remarks recently while visiting the Chattogram seaport. Chattogram port arranged the opinion exchange event to discuss diverse features of the…
Read More »Luxembourg reaffirms BD to continue support on Rohingya repatriation
Staff Correspondent: Luxembourg has reaffirmed Bangladesh to continue its support regarding the repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar alongside exploring new opportunities to widen and deepen the existing bilateral relations further.The reaffirmation came when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged greetings with her counterpart Xavier Bettel through video conferencing yesterday,…
Read More »Initiatives must to recover canals filled up in Ctg: LGRD minister
Staff Correspondent: Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Md Tazul Islam has instructed Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) to recover the illegally filled up canals in Chattogram before monsoon.The poor condition of these canals is responsible for waterlogging in low areas of the city, the minister said, asking…
Read More »Govt to create digital ID, smart cards for farmers
Staff Correspondent: The government plans to create digital ID and smart cards for real farmers to promptly reach them incentives and other services, officials said yesterday.The project will be placed at the ECNEC meeting for approval tomorrow.The use of smart agriculture cards as digital identity will ensure area and demand…
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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 …
