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Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged French enterprises to investment in the country’s infrastructure, renewable energy, waste management and ICT sectors considering Bangladesh government’s various business friendly easy regulations to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).He said...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has started probes against more than a dozen senior leaders of Jubo League, and Omar Faruk Chowdhury, who was ousted from chairman post of Jubo League. Bank account transactions of Faruk’s wife, three sons and two business establishments have been suspended...
Seychelles, an East African Island nation, would soon start recruiting skilled manpower from Bangladesh. An agreement to this end was signed on Monday, official sources said. The Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed signed an agreement with Seychelles officials in Victoria...
Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Sidsel Bleken has said the Nordic countries hope to work with Bangladesh to reach a global agreement to combat marine plastic litter and microplastics. “We need to work together to ensure not only a greener, but also a bluer economy. We are worried about the ...
Business
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 advis...
Chinese Company M/s. Yifa Jute & Sisal Products Co. Ltd. will invest US$ 2 million to establish a jute & sisal products manufacturing industry in Chattogram Export Processing Zone.This fully foreign owned company will produce annually 1000 tons Rope and 1500 tons Twine from Jute & Sisal....
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 Foundation and Association of Fashion Designers of Bangladesh (AFDB) with the sup...
City
Road Safety Day will be observed across the country today with an aim to create mass awareness for cutting down road accidents. This year’s theme of the day is: ‘Jiboner Age Jibika Noy, Sarak Durghatana Ar Noy’ (Livelihood is not before life, no more road accident). The Road Transp...
National,Front Page
Criminalization and corruption had started in the country after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. Corruption in almost every sector was rising alarmingly in the country and in such scenario Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started the much-acclaimed cleansing drive to bring...
Bangladesh is showing rapid development in all sectors after the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) of the country exceeded more than 8 percent. Political stability, infrastructural development and prudent political leadership acted as main factors behind the rapid economic development.These observations...
Nine newly-appointed additional judges to the High Court were sworn in on Monday morning. Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath at 1030am at the Supreme Court Judges Lounge. The judges are – Md Mahbubul Islam, Dr Jakir Hossain, Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, Sahed Nur Uddin, Kazi Ebada...
People residing in Jurain area in the capital are exposed to nightmarish experiences as they have been facing environmental hazards for long due to huge dust formed from the construction work of the Padma Bridge link roads. Shopkeepers, traders, buyers, pedestrians, and residents of Jurain, Postogol...
BNP lawmaker Md Harunur RashidA Dhaka court sentenced BNP lawmaker Md Harunur Rashid for 5 years imprisonment in a tax-evasion case. Dhaka Special Court-4 Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam gave the verdict on Monday (Oct 21). The court also slapped Harunur Tk 5 million, if default, he will have to serve anot...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed two separate cases against Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, an expelled Organising Secretary of Jubo League, and Contractor GK Shamim and his mother for amassing illegal wealth beyond their known source of income. ACC Deputy Director Pranab Kumar Bhattachar...
Four suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam were detained from Gabtali and Savar area in the capital on Sunday. Acting on tip-off, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) – 4 personnel detained the four in a drive. Rab-4 Commanding Officer (CO) Mozammel Haque came up with ther informa...
With a view to develop the Maritime sector, specifically to ensure maritime higher education and research in Bangladesh, Netherlands-based academic institution NUFFIC handed over a 1 million euro Academic Cooperation Grant to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University.A programme was orga...
Bank & Insurance
Speakers at a ceremony on Monday observed that Islamic banking system can boost up the country's economy. The observation was made in the opening ceremony of 177th branch of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) at Newmarket in the capital. AIBL Director Alhajj Md. Anowar Hossain formally inaugur...
About Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon’s claim that people could not cast their votes in the last parliamentary elections, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday questioned whether he would have made the claim had he been a minister.“He (Menon) is a senior leade...
In a sudden turn of events, Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury was expelled from the organisation on Sunday night. The decision came from a crucial meeting, held between Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and senior JL leaders, at PM’s official residence Ganabhaban in the city, to dis...
Following developed countries like USA and China, the government is trying to acquire expertise in controlling social media especially the Facebook and YouTube to prevent falsehood, hatred, rumor etc. on the social media platform. Nowadays, religious extremists and anti-state elements have been usin...
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