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Dhaka to bring major changes in traffic mgt
JICA will pay funding Mahfuz Emran: The capital Dhaka is the most populous and busiest city in the country. Traffic management in this city is more complicated than many other places. Traffic jams and traffic mismanagement of the streets of Dhaka. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) wants to bring a big…
Read More »59 migrants died boat capsizes in Greece coast
International Desk: At least 59 migrants drowned early yesterday when their boat capsized and sank off Greece, the country’s coastguard said.One hundred people were rescued, but it remained unclear how many were on board when the vessel went under, authorities said. The shipwreck was the deadliest off Greece this year.Along…
Read More »$481m trafficked annually from Bangladesh: UNCTAD
Industry Desk: An annual average of $481 million or some Tk5,147 core in drug money are trafficked from Bangladesh between 2017 and 2021, said a recent report by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).“Drug trafficking is estimated to have generated an annual average of $481 million in outward…
Read More »World’s oil map redrawn by rising Russian flows to Asia
International Desk: The global oil map is being redrawn as the long-run impact of western sanctions channels more barrels from Russia to Asia’s largest economies, with China also taking crude from Iran and Venezuela.China and India took more than 30% of their combined imports from the three states in April,…
Read More »Foreign jobs drop 28pc in April
Industry Desk: Complications in the hiring process in both source and destination countries have slowed the overseas employment of Bangladeshi workers.According to data from the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), the outflow of migration from Bangladesh dropped by around 28% in April this year compared to the previous…
Read More »Next 5-years set to be hottest period ever: UN
International Desk: It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned yesterday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring.Global temperatures are soon set to exceed the more ambitious target set out in the Paris climate accords, with a…
Read More »32 countries allow BD passport holders to enter by obtaining a visa on arrival
BD passport currently ranked as 182, with score of 37.50 Industry Desk: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the world’s most powerful passport, according to a report by the Nomad Passport Ranking Index 2023. The passport ranking was made on the grounds of travel, taxation, dual citizenship, perception…
Read More »30 countries now ready to accept BRICS currency
Industry Desk: A growing number of countries are showing interest to join the BRICS alliance and accept the new currency. BRICS could soon become BRICS+ as the South African ambassador, Anil Sooklal hinted that the alliance could expand this year.The decision to allow other countries to join the bloc could…
Read More »India’s cotton exports to hit 18-year low as output drops
International Desk: India’s cotton exports are set to fall to their lowest level in 18 years in 2022/23 as production lagged behind domestic consumption for the second straight year, a leading trade body said yesterday.Lower exports from the world’s biggest producer could support global prices CTc1. It could also lift…
Read More »Foreign investment increasing in BD
Staff Correspondent: Foreign investors are active in the stock market. Foreign investors’ transactions have doubled in April compared to last March.It is known that the total turnover of foreign investors in the stock market last March was Tk 87.51 crore. It increased to Tk 182 crores in April. In other…
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