Pharma product export doubles in last six yrs

Bangladesh is a promising pharmaceutical products exporter in the world and the annual export volume of this product has almost doubled in the last six years, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Md. Enamur Rahman on Tuesday.The state minister said the figure was $136 million in 2019-2020 fiscal year, at the same period, the individual yearly growth rates in the export market were higher than the domestic market. He was addressing as the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of two day "DIU Pharma Career Expo-2023 & World Pharmacists Day Celebration" organised by Daffodil International University at Daffodil Smart City, Birulia , Savar, Dhaka.State Minister further said now Pharmaceutical products of Bangladesh is exported to 155 countries of the world maintaining the world class quality and standard which is the 2nd highest export quantity in the export products list.Department of Pharmacy of the university in association with Skill jobs .com ...

BAPA FoodPro Int’l Expo to begin Thursday

The largest show on Food Processingsector of Bangladesh ‘9th BAPA FoodPro International Expo 2023’ will take place from September 28-30. The three-day long fair will be held at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB)in Dhaka. It has been announced through a press conference held at the capital’s Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) office on Tuesday.  Bangladesh Agro-Processors’ Association (BAPA) and Rainbow Exhibition & Event Management Services (REEMS)...

Asian markets on back foot on growing US rate

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New Chief Justice pays homage to Bangabandhu

Newly appointed Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan on Tuesday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreath at his portrait at Dhanmondi-32 here.Hassan, the 24th chief justice of the country, also signed the condolence book kept there."Today, I took oath for establishing rule of law and justice for the common people by staying on the path of the ideology of Bangabandhu. He (Bangabandhu) gave us the constitution and it is the responsibility of all the judges of Supreme Court to protect that," the chief justice said while talking to newsmen there. Earlier in the day, President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to Obaidul Hassan. The Head of the State administered the oath at a brief ceremony at the Durbar Hall of the presidential pa...

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Pakistan players finally get Indian visa for World Cup

The most recent drama surrounding the World Cup relates to Pakistan's visa delay issues.The World Cup is so close that the number of days remaining for the opener between England and New Zealand can be counted on fingers. Yet, controversy simply doesn't seem to leave the tournament. The rescheduling of fixtures finally out of the way, the latest drama gripping the World Cup is Pakistan's issues regarding a delay in getting visas. Players of the Pakistan cricket team were finally issued their visas on Monday – 48 hours before their scheduled departure to India – but it wasn’t before the matter had to be escalated. The last team approved by the Indian government to travel, the PCB had to write to the ICC asking for an intervention to sort out the issue. This led to a lot of chaos, involving the ICC, PCB and the BCCI, the lowdown of which we are going to elaborate on. It was last Friday that concerns surrounding Pakistan's visas came to light. As per original plans, the players were supposed to fly to the UAE for a couple of days as part of a team-building exercise and then reach India two days ahead of their World Cup warm-up against New Zealand in Hyderabad. However, with the visas still stuck at the Indian High Commission, those plans couldn't come to fruition. But that wasn't the only concern. With visas granted to all 9 teams barring Pakistan, the PCB expressed its displeasure at India and the BCCI's indifference, but as ESPNCricinfo reported, their hands were tied too.In the first week of August, the ...

UNGA disappoints Bangladesh, Rohingyas

Rohingya crisis has pushed Bangladesh to the limits. Bangladesh wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis through peaceful negotiation and the country expects similar reciprocity from Myanmar and internati...

WB approves $300m to help Bangladesh improve secondary education

The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has approved $300 million to help Bangladesh recover from learning losses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. The support will also introduce complementary online learning blended with in-class ed...

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