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$10b RMG market yet untapped in Gulf states
Despite good diplomatic relations with Gulf countries, Bangladesh is missing out on the $10 billion unexplored apparel market owing to a lack of initiatives on parts of the government and the private sector.The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a political and economic union of Arab states, including the United Arab…
Read More »Bangabandhu Media Centre in India draws huge media attention
Industry Desk: The inauguration of “Bangabandhu Media Centre” at Press Club of India (PCI) and other relevant preoccupations of Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud have attracted huge media attention in India.Most of the national dailies, TV channels and online portals carried reports on opening of the “Bangabandhu…
Read More »Govt to provide automated services to taxpayers
Staff Correspondent: The government has taken several measures to provide seamless services to the taxpayers through automation and digitalisation of Income Tax, VAT and Customs Departments under the National Board Revenue (NBR), according to an official document.The government believes that internal sources will be the main field of revenue collection…
Read More »Overwhelming registration causing delay in vaccine SMS
Staff Correspondent: The Department of Health yesterday said that the delays in getting vaccine SMS are being caused by high number of registrations in the country.Prof. Dr. Md. Nazmul Islam, spokesperson of the Directorate General of Health Services, said this in the daily health bulletin.“In most cases, the number of…
Read More »Govt plans to equip youths for future job market
Tk 4300 cr project gets nod Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved a Tk 4,300-crore project to equip over 1 million youths, women, workers and disadvantaged section of people with skills needed for the future job market.The approval came from an Ecnec meeting…
Read More »30 pc revenue targeted from non-ticket sources
Dhaka Metro rail project Staff Correspondent: As the fares would not be sufficient to cover the operating cost of the metro rail, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is keen to develop a transit-oriented development (TOD) hub and some four plazas at the stations.“Commercial activities would be operated at each…
Read More »PM directs to scan all imported goods at land ports
Staff Correspondent: No product or passengers from India will enter Bangladesh without scanning and body screening at the land ports, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed on Tuesday.The premier directed the authorities concerned to take necessary measures regarding the implementation during the regular meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic…
Read More »Structural reforms for easy loan disbursement process urged
Staff Correspondent: Structural reforms of loan disbursementprocess, less documentation process, establishing a specialized SME bank, acomprehensive SME database, policy reforms, bank-SME good relation, cash flow-based loan sanction, considering working capital loan as term loan andconsidering large and small investors equally will pave the CMSMEs toflourish as the sector is the…
Read More »Rail operation on Padma Bridge from December 2022: Minister
Staff Correspondent: The minister said, it would not be possible to launch the rail link on the inauguration day of the main Padma Bridge if the tracks are not handed over for laying between December and January.The Dhaka-Bhanga rail link through the Padma Bridge will be launched on 16 December…
Read More »No benefit even after record rice production
Negligence in market management blamed Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the Agriculture Ministry claimed that there is record production of rice in the country, the Food Ministry is also unwilling to comply with it as people are not getting benefits as per the claim.But, both the ministries blamed negligence in market…
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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 …
