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Momen seeks Russia’s active cooperation in Rohingya repatriation
Industry Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought Russia’s active cooperation in facilitating return and reintegration of the persecuted Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland in Myanmar.He made the remark while holding a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sideline of the international conference…
Read More »Apparel makers for keeping open factories amid strict lockdown
Staff Correspondent:Fearing a massive schedule disruptions and huge financial losses, clothing sector leaders yesterday sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking directive to allow factories resume operations after a short Eid vacation.In the letter, the apparel makers said they might loss the work orders for late summer, Christmas…
Read More »BD becomes global investment hub despite pandemic: BEZA
Staff Correspondent:Despite slow investment flow across the world, Bangladesh is becoming a centre of global business community which will help the country achieve Vision-2041, observed newly appointed Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Shaikh Yusuf Harun.He said that very low labour cost, skilled manpower, favourable government policies,…
Read More »India to sign MoU with Bangladesh to export 1 m bales of cotton annually
Industry Desk: The Government of India will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh to export 1 million bales of cotton every year.The MoU is going to enable a G-2-G transaction. The MoU will be signed soon and will be handled by Cotton Corporation of India Limited. India…
Read More »CDA won’t allow commercial structure at CRB heritage zone
Ayub Ali from Ctg: The Chattogram Development Authority has said it will not allow commercial structure at Central Railway Building or CRB, which is marked as a heritage zone in the port city’s master plan.CDA Chief Engineer Kazi Hasan Bin Shams made the authority’s position on the issue clear amid…
Read More »Salt syndicate becomes active ahead of Qurbani
Hide and skin traders frustrated Golam Mostafa Jibon:Though, the government fixes the salt price each year, a syndicate of salt producers and traders have become reckless to increase the price of the goods ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as it is considered as a most important element for producing the rawhides. Consequently,…
Read More »Bangladesh to play role in achieving food security for OIC countries: Sadhan
Staff Correspondent:Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder yesterday said Bangladesh wants to continue playing its role in achieving food security for the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).“Bangladesh is continuously playing a significant a role for the overall development of the Muslim Ummah since 1974 when it became…
Read More »Cabinet committee approves four proposals including LNG import
Staff Correspondent: The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase today approved the import of 3.360 million MMBtu of liquified natural gas (LNG) at international spot market.The state-owned Petrobangla will procure the bulk LNG from AOT Trading AG, Switzerland at a cost of Tk 436.47 crore with each unit price at $13.069.The…
Read More »PM announces 5 stimulus packages of Tk 32b for poor
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday announced five more stimulus packages worth about Tk 3,200 crore (Tk 32 billion) to help low-income people hit hard by the ongoing restrictions imposed to check further transmission of the Coronavirus.PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim informed of the matter.Under the new incentives, Tk…
Read More »Bangladesh one of 3 big economies despite Covid
World Bank finds huge boom of remittance A partial view of ongoing construction works of much awaited Padma Bridge -Daily Industry Mahfuja Mukul:The World Bank has identified Bangladesh as one of only three big economies that had increases in remittance inflows in 2020, along with Pakistan and Mexico, and remittances…
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