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Shelling continues residents of border leaving their homes
Bandarban Correspondent: A mortar shell fired from Myanmar on Friday (September 16) fell on the border of Konarpara area of Ghumdhum union of Naikxyongchari upazila in Bandarban. It exploded, killing one person and injuring six others. Since this incident, panic has increased among the residents of the border area. In…
Read More »BD is our biggest trade partner: Modi
Industry Desk: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has said that Bangladesh is our biggest development and trade partner.The Indian Prime Minister came up with the remark while addressing a joint-press conference with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of bilateral talks in New Delhi yesterday.Narendra Modi said trade…
Read More »Security tightened along Myanmar border
Bandarban Correspondent: Law enforcement agencies have further strengthened security measures along Bangladesh-Myanmar border at Naikhongchhari point as locals reported firing from helicopters from the Myanmar side yesterday, says an official.For last few days tension has been growing along the Myanmar border with Bangladesh which has also spread among locals at…
Read More »Deal signed to set up waste-to-energy project
Diplomatic Correspondent: An agreement was signed yesterday between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) and Chinese firm U&D to develop the country’s second waste-based power plant.The power plant will generate 6 MW of electricity from garbage of Narayanganj city and adjoining areas.Welcoming the deal, LGRD…
Read More »UN lauds Bangladesh’s role in countering terrorism
Diplomatic Correspondent: UN Under-Secretary-General for Counterterrorism Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov has appreciated the good practices of Bangladesh to counter-terrorism and prevent violent extremism.Voronkov invited Bangladesh to share their story of success in the upcoming high-level meeting of the heads of counter-terrorism institutions of the Member States scheduled to take place in…
Read More »Myanmar to remain more careful: Momen
Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the government has warned Myanmar and the Myanmar side assured that they will remain more careful.He made the remarks when his comment was sought about Myanmar’s mortar shells that landed in Bangladesh.Earlier, he spoke at a programme paying respect to…
Read More »BD to import rice from Vietnam and India
Industry Desk: Bangladesh is finalising deals with Vietnam and India to import a total of 330,000 tonnes of rice as it races to replenish reserves and cool domestic prices, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter.Soaring prices of the staple grain for the country’s 165 million people pose a…
Read More »BD set to import 500,000 tons of wheat from Russia
Industry Desk: Bangladesh is set import 500,000 tonnes of wheat at $430 a tonne from Russia in a government-to-government deal as it battles to secure supplies amid surging prices, two government officials with the direct knowledge of matter said yesterday.The south Asian country, among importers hit by disruption to Ukrainian…
Read More »No bar to import food from Russia Ukraine: Tipu
Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said the government has no restrictions on importing food products from Russia and Ukraine or any other country.The minister was talking to the media after a top level government meeting on import of food grains and products held at the secretariat.He said the…
Read More »Canada-China owned firm to invest $91.15m in Ishwardi EPZ
M/s Big Dipper Textile Mills Ltd, a Canada-China owned enterprise, is going to establish a Textile industry in Ishwardi Export Processing Zone (IEPZ) with an investment of $91.15 million.An agreement to this effect was signed yesterday between Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and M/s Big Dipper Textile Mills Ltd…
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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 …
