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  • Apparel sector sees investment boom during pandemic

    Industry Desk: Textile entrepreneurs came out with a huge investment amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic to boost production capacity and adopt new technology – all to meet the growing export demand of the country’s apparel sector.Investments worth about $500 million, or over Tk4,200 crore – highest in a decade –…

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  • Tk 500 billion Qurbani market uncertain

    Farm ownersfear huge loss Mahfuz Emran:About Tk 500 billion sacrificial cattle market in deep crisis due to the shutdown announced by the government for 7-day for the increase of covid-19 pandemic. Bangladesh also witnessed ever highest 143 casualties yesterday for the coronavirus infection.There are about 12.5 million livestock rearers in…

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  • China is a trusted partner of Bangladesh economic dev: PM

    Staff Correspondent:Describing China as a trusted partner in socio-economic development of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for exploring more avenues to take the strategic partnership between the two countries to a new height.“We would like to explore more avenues to take the Bangladesh-China strategic partnership to new…

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  • Hasan urges countrymen to abide by restrictions

    Staff Correspondent:Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday urged the countrymen to abide by the rules and restrictions of lockdown.“The government has declared the lockdown in the interest of the people to protect the countrymen from Coronavirus. So, I’m requesting all to maintain the rules in the interest of…

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  • Over 100 detained for lockdown violation

    Staff Correspondent: Police yesterday detained more than hundred people for breaking the rules of ongoing strict lockdown in the capital. They were detained from Mirpur, Gabtoli, Technical, Shah Ali, Pallabi and Kafrul.The law enforcing agency also filed cases against more than fifty vehicles. ASM Mahtab Uddin, Deputy Commissioner of Police…

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  • Benpole Customs witnesses 58pc revenue growth

    Benapole Correspondent: The Benapole Customs House, entrusted with the operations of country’s largest Benapole Land Port, fetched Tk 4,148.27 crore as revenue collection in the last fiscal year (FY21) despite the COVID-19 pandemic which was 58 percent higher than the previous fiscal year (FY20).The revenue collection from the Benapole Customs…

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  • Rice to be imported to keep market stable: Sadhan

    Staff Correspondent: Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder yesterday said rice will be imported from abroad alongside strengthening domestic rice procurement in the country to keep the rice market stable.“We are working sincerely to keep rice market stable. Rice will be imported from abroad. Non-basmati cooked rice will be imported soon…

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  • Tk 6.03 tr budget passed estimating 16.5pc of GDP

    Mahfuz Emran: The budget for the FY 2021-22 has been passed in the parliament. The size of the budget is estimated at Tk 6.03 trillion (Tk 603,061 crore), which is 16.5% of the total GDP. This is the third consecutive budget of the Awami League government.Of this, a total allocation…

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  • Parliament heated

    Protesting Health Minister’s statement Mahfuja Mukul: Health Minister Zahid Malek’s statement has caused a stir in Parliament yesterday. This situation is created when the health minister denies allegations of irregularities, mismanagement and non-recruitment in the health sector during the recent months for the Covid pandemic.Responding to opposition members’ statements during…

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  • Dreams to boost economy around Padma Bridge

    Outlook of budget for FY 2021-22 Golam Mostafa Jibon: With the announcement of new budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22, the government dreams to boost country’s economy one more step around Padma Bridge as the long cherished demand of people living in the South-Western part of the country over…

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