Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the youth to make greater efforts at boosting food and agricultural production to keep Bangladesh free from any worldwide famine and economic recession. "I would like to call upon our youth to take more initiatives for the production and processing of food items
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Saudi assures Bangladesh of urgent supply of LNG
Saudi Arabia has assured its assistance in commercial supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Bangladesh on an emergency basis.The Saudi assurance came during the 14th meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of the two countries held from October 30 to 31 in its capital Riyadh.The Saudi delegation in the
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Graft Case: Tarique, his wife face arrest warrants
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Asaduzzaman court passed the order after taking the chargesheet against them
Sonali Bank Graft Case: HC cancels 2014 acquittal of 3 accused
BB asks banks to provide Tk 107 per dollar in remittances
Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to provide Tk 107 against per US dollar inward remittance. A remitter will now get Tk 107 per dollar, even if they send remittance directly through banks.Currently, remitters are getting Tk 99.5 per dollar through the banking channel. Remittance flow through banks fell drastically in
DROPSHEP gets BASIS ICT award
DROPSHEP has won the BASIS National ICT Award for app-based industrial supply chain logistics service providers, a press release said Tuesday. The award distribution ceremony was held at the Radisson Blu Water Garden in the capital on October 31. State Minister for Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak distributed the awards among
BGMEA chief for tightening ties with Germany
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan has underscored the need for intensifying cooperation and collaboration between Germany and Bangladesh to unlock trade and investment potential, a press release said Tuesday. He sought the cooperation and support of Germany for the sustainable development of Bangladesh’s RMG industry, especially in the area of environmental sustainability
UCB to finance new entrepreneurs under SEIP
United Commercial Bank Ltd. (UCB) will finance the new entrepreneurs trained by the bank under Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) of Bangladesh Bank, a press release said Tuesday. BB governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, deputy governor Abu Farah Md. Nasser, and UCB Managing Director & CEO Arif Quadri launched the
Pubali Bank donates a bus to BSMMU
The Pubali Bank Ltd. has donated a bus to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a press release said Tuesday. Mohammad Ali, Managing Director & CEO (Current Charge) of Pubali Bank, handed over the key to Professor Dr. Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed,