Kuwait, November 22 – Labour ministers from Gulf and Asian countries meeting on November 26 and 27 next, should improve labour law protection, reform abusive immigration policies, and increase dialogue with trade unions and nongovernmental groups, 22 human rights organizations…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told parliament that illegal operation of VoIP has been coming down fast due to continuous drive and fixation of the international call termination rate. “The government has outlined measures against illegal Voice…
Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit (RMMRU), a Dhaka University institute, on Saturday recommended the creation of an inter-country commission for taking effective actions to stop illegal migration from Bangladesh to Malaysia via Thailand. The research unit came up with…
Jatiya Party on Thursday demanded of the government to arrest chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Air Marshal (Retd) Jamal Uddin Ahmed and 42 other officials for allegedly being engaged in gold smuggling. Jatiya Party lawmaker Kazi Feroz Rashid last night…
Experts at a views-sharing meeting have stressed for exploring the brighter prospect prevailing in the poultry sector to further accelerate the process of poverty alleviation in rural areas to attain national uplift.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 6.33 lakh tonnes mustard from 5.50 lakh hectares of land during the current Rabi season in the country, official sources said.
The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday unanimously passed the ‘Bangladesh Hotels and Restaurants Bill, 2014’ aimed at ensuring transparency and accountability and skilled management in running hotel and restaurant business through providing quality service, as it played a vital role for…
A bumper production of sugarcane is expected at the eight sub-zones of Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) as the sugarcane saplings have grown well in the fields.
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus has called for redesigning the economy to redesign the world. His short write-up published in the news media on Monday has been received by readers across the globe with praise for his…
Bangladesh Navy on Monday seized a Myanmar flag hoistng trawler in the deep see with at least 625 people on board, including many Myanmar nationals, heading towards Malaysia illegally. A source at the Naval Headquarters said that the trawler was…
Muhammad Yunus Will the present economic system be able to establish appropriate level of moral, social, and material balance in the world? I don’t think it can. The present system is like an impersonal sucking machine which thrives on continuously…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 290th branch at Oxyzen More in Chittagong city on Sunday. Mohammad Monjur Alam, Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation inaugurated the branch as the chief guest.
The government has fixed an all-time record target of producing 95.55 lakh tonnes winter vegetables from 4.90 lakh hectares of land in the country during the current 2014-2015 Rabi season, official sources said.
Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Economists’ Forum (BEF) jointly organized a workshop titled “Reflections on the First BEF Conference: Challenges Facing Economic Research in Bangladesh”. AHM Mustafa Kamal, minister for Planning, was the chief guest at the conference, Prof. Nurul Islam,…
The government has fixed an all-time record target of producing 21.73 lakh tonnes maize from 3.06 lakh hectares of land during the current 2014-2015 Rabi season in the country, official sources said.
The 37th Social Business Design Lab took place on 15 November 2014 at the Grameen Bank Bhaban. Hundred and fifty participants and observers from national and international organizations including Dr. Cecep Effendi Director General of Centre on Integrated Rural Development…
The overall general point-to-point inflation rate slightly declined by 0.24 percentage point to 6.60 percent in October this year from 6.84 percent in the previous month (September). Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal stated this while releasing the monthly Consumer Price…
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a record target of producing 13.33 lakh tonnes of wheat from 4.30 lakh hectares land in the country during the current Rabi season, official sources said.
Police detained 80 illegal immigrants, believed to have been working at a construction site in Cameron Highlands here, during two separate raids on two houses in Tringkap and Blue Valley, Kampung Raja on Wednesday. Cameron Highlands district police chief DSP…
Police on Thursday confirmed that they recovered the body of a missing crew of lighterage vessel ‘Karnaphuli-5’ from the Monpura upazila of Bhola district. The deceased was identified as Sheikh Enamul Haque Mukit, son of Mominul Sheikh of Attail village…
The social business week in Albania, from 3-8 November in Tirana, was launched by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and HE Prime Minister of Albania Mr. Edi Rama. Two Senior Ministers and two Deputy Ministers were also present…
Bangladesh does not get duty free access of the exports to the United States, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Wednesday. Refuting US Ambassador Dan W Mozena’s claim of zero tariff facility for Bangladesh in the US, Tofail said this in…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has received the best ‘Small Entrepreneur Friendly Bank of the Year’ award. Finance Minister AMA Muhith handed over the crest of the award to Managing Director of the bank Mohammad Abdul Mannan at a function at…
Train communications of Chittagong with other parts of the country remained suspended as three bogies of a freight train derailed near Fouzdarhat Railway Station in the port city on Wednesday.
The farmers are expecting bumper production of flood-tolerant rice as its harvest continues with excellent yield rate now in the country after expanded and successful cultivation during this Aman season.
Cultivation of potato has been getting momentum in five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm of the farmers after harvesting Aman Paddy.
Russia has expressed interest to launch direct air links with Bangladesh. Russian Ambassador in Bangladesh Alexander A Nikolayev showed his interest in this matter when he met Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Tuesday. It has been…
Exports have declined in the first four months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period in the previous FY. According to the latest data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Monday, Bangladesh exported goods worth…
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Metro Rail Bill to give a legal framework to cover the activities of the proposed Metro Rail Project, including its operations and control. The approval was given at the regular weekly…
Cultivation of orange on commercial basis has become successful bringing fortune to many farmers and ushering in new prospect and era in the economy of the sub-Himalayan Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts.