BEZA launches one-stop service centre

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) launched the much awaiting ‘One Stop Service (OSS) Centre’ formally on Monday  aiming to provide all necessary services to the investors of the economic zones from a single window.Prime Minister’s private industry and investment adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman attended the inaugural ceremony as the chief guest with BEZA executive chairman Paban Chowdhury in the chair. Prime Minister’s principal secretary Md Nojibur Rahman, principal coordinator (SDG Affairs) to the Prime Minister’s Office Md Abul Kalam Azad, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office Sajjadul Hassan, Japanese ambassador in Dhaka Naoki Ito, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Sheikh Fazle Fahim, chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Bangladesh Hitoshi Hirata and Metropolitan Cha...

BCIC Chairman Haiul Quaium made Secretary

Md. Haiul Quaium Additional Secretary of the Government and Chairman of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has been promoted as Secretary (Grade-1). The public Administration Ministry issued an official order in this connection on October 17. The newly promoted Secretary & Chairman of BCIC Md. Haiul Quaium had Joined BCIC  as Chairman early this year on the January 29. Before getting promoted as Chairman Haiul Qaium served different capacities in BCIC including ...

Heritage festival aims to promote local handloom products

With an aim to promoting local handloom products and protecting the extinction of traditional items a four-day ‘Heritage Handloom Festival-2019’ is all set to kick off in the capital on Wednesday.  SME F...

BANASAS commemorates Journalist Dil Monowara Monu

Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Samity (BANASAS) has arranged a discussion and doa mahfil in memory of recently demised senior journalist and former executive editor of fortnightly ‘Ananya’ Dil Monowara Monu. The programme was held at the office of the organisation at Paltan area in the capital on Tuesday with BANASAS President Nasima Akhter Shoma in the chair.BANASAS General Secretary Anjuman Ara Shilpi moderated the programme while members of the platform shared their memory and discussed from the eventful life of journalist Monu. Among others, BANASAS Financial Affairs Secretary Israt Farhim, Organising Secretary Maria Salam, Research and Training Secretary Labin Rahman, executive members: Fatima Munni, Shanta Farzana and Halima Khatun, members Flora Naznin, Rarzana Sultana, Shahi...

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Shakib’s allegation deserves judicial inquiry

Creating sensation among millions of cricket enthusiasts across the country, national team captain Shakib Al Hasan on Monday categorically brought match-fixing allegation in the country’s domestic cricket. He raised the allegation from a press conference at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium on Monday, though he did not make it clear who are directly involved in the shameful malpractice.At the press conference, most of the country's professional players had put forth an 11-point demand and announced that they have gone on strike, boycotting all cricketing activities till their demands are met. Being the national team captain, Shakib’s allegation should be thoroughly and judicially investigated to make the country’s cricket free of any stigma, cricket fans observed.“We all know the sorry state of our first, second and third division cricket," Shakib said at the briefing, adding, “In many cases, we know which team will win and which team will lose before the match actually starts.” “So how will our players’ quality increase? This thing hugely affects a player’s confidence”, he lamented.Interestingly, in the yesterday’s BCB press conference when this question was asked to Papon he cleverly denied it. When asked by the journalist about his stance on the match fixing allegation, Papon said, “This is a complete lie. Then why the players’ did stepped onto the field during the second T20 match against Afghanistan in the tri-series T20 recently, if they knew they will lose the match.”Papon’s answer...

Unbearable dust pollution

People residing in various areas in the capital are exposed to nightmarish experiences as they have been facing environmental hazards for long due to dust pollution.  One may not see the fine dus...

Terrorists lure youths with incentives

Since the Holey Artisan attacks, extremist activities have been at a decline due to a clampdown on militant activities. Though it seems that militancy has been rooted out but that is not the case. The recruitment of youths by terrorist organizat...

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