Dhaka, July 24 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court onTuesday directed the private clinics, hospitals, clinical laboratories and diagnostic centres display their charges and fees fixed for medical tests at public places.
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Only 3 kilos gold at BB vault adulterated: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said only 3kg gold out of the 963kg stored in the Bangladesh Bank vault was adulterated.
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
Dhaka, July 23 – A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 23 July 2018 Monday at Islami Bank Tower.
G20 for dialogue to end trade tensions that threaten growth
Buenos Aires, July 23, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Group of 20 members pleaded on Sunday for increased dialogue to defuse escalating trade tensions that could hit global economic growth hard.
Barapukuria power plant faces closure for coal shortage
The country’s northern region is likely to experience unusual power cuts or low voltage problem as the authorities concerned shut down the third and last unit of Barapukuria Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant on Sunday night.
IBBL agent banking outlet opened in Moheshkhali
Dhaka, July 22 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Matarbari Agent Banking Outlet in Matarbari of Moheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar on 20 July 2018 Friday.
Ecuadoreans build record pyramid of roses to attract world
Tabacundo, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — The people in this small Andean town are the proud creators of the biggest floral structure ever built — a life-size replica of an indigenous pyramid made from 546,364 roses .
IBBL Mymensingh Zone business development confce held
Dhaka, July 21 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Mymensingh Zone organized Business Development Conference on 20 July 2018 Friday at BRAC Learning Center, Mymensingh.
Balancing trade wars
By Sunita Narain New Delhi, Jul 20 2018 (IPS) – A global trade war has broken out. The United States fired the first salvo and there has been retaliation by the European Union, Canada, China and even India. Tariffs on…
BGMEA for Dhaka-Delhi cooperation in textile sector
President of apparel exporters’ apex body M Siddiqur Rahman on Saturday said there is a huge potential of collaboration between Bangladesh and India in the textile and apparel sector which can bring opportunities for both the countries.
BFRI inaugurates Fish Technology Fair
Mymensingh, July 20 – The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) inaugurated a 5-day long Fish technology fair on the occasion of National Fisheries Week-2018.
100 more buffaloes imported from India
Dhaka – The last consignment of 100 buffaloes imported from Indian Haryana state by Milk Vita reached the country on Thursday night.
RMG workers in BD press for Tk 16,000 minimum salary
Garment workers on Friday threatened to wage a tougher movement if their demand for fixing Tk 16,000 as minimum wage is not met within the next 15 days.
Manikganj boat market reminds of onset of BD wet season
Boat makers in the district now have little time to waste as they are awfully busy making boats, a widely used vessel in rural areas during monsoon.
Goons injure loco master: Express train stranded for 3 hours
Brahmanbaria, July 19 – The assistant loco master of Jayantika Express train was severely injured in an attack by some miscreants in Brahmanbaria on Thursday.
Decentralised collective bargaining: Oversold
by Ronald Janssen Many international economic institutions share the idea that collective bargaining should take place at the level of individual companies. For example, the OECD, as far back as its 1994 Jobs Strategy, pushed for more firm-level bargaining by…
Bangladesh, Germany sign 12-year e-passport deal
Bangladesh and Germany on Thursday signed a government-to-government agreement on e-passport following the government’s decision to issue electronic passports alongside the machine readable passports (MRP) for the citizens of the country.
No ‘gold loot’ but recording mistake at BB vault: Quader
Gazipur, July 18 – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said there had been no ‘gold heist’ from Bangladesh Bank vault.
ভারতে বেড়াতে এসে কীরকম খরচাপাতি করেন বাংলাদেশী পর্যটকরা?
ভারতে প্রতি বছর যে লক্ষ লক্ষ বাংলাদেশী পর্যটক আসছেন ও যাদের সংখ্যা ক্রমশই বাড়ছে, তারা ভারতে এসে ঠিক কীরকম টাকাপয়সা খরচ করেন? ভারতের পর্যটনমন্ত্রীর মতে, পশ্চিমা পর্যটকদের চেয়ে বাংলাদেশীদের খরচ করার পরিমাণ কিন্তু কোনও অংশে কম নয়। বিবিসি বাংলাকে তিনি…
Deer poaching in the BD Sundarbans rises alarmingly
Satkhira, Jul 19 – Deer poaching and hunting in the Sundarbans under its Satkhira range have increased at an alarming rate as poachers have become desperate, bringing a new threat to this beautiful animal, a tourist attraction in Bangladesh.
Inauguration of tuition fee pay through mCash by IBBL Pabna
Dhaka, July 18 – The Pabna Branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized inaugural function of tuitions fee payment through ‘mCash’, mobile banking service of the Bank, on 16 July 2018 at Imam Gazzali Girls’ School and College.
No problem with BB vault gold, claims State Minister Mannan
State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan on Wednesday claimed that the gold kept in Bangladesh Bank vault is fine and the confusion over its adulteration was created due to a clerical mistake.
Dhaka, Delhi ties now in golden era: Shringla
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that the relationship between Bangladesh and India is passing their golden chapter.
Bangladesh Bank rejects charge of gold alteration in vault
Dhaka, July 17 – The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has outright rejected the allegation by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) the gold preserved in its vault was altered.
Hajj of 10,000 intending pilgrims uncertain for agency failure
Uncertainty looms for about 10,000 pilgrims who won’t be able to perform Hajj this year because some agency owners yet to collect tickets from the concerned airlines.
US threatened Ecuador, WHO over breastfeeding resolution
A resolution to encourage breastfeeding at the recent World Health Assembly in May this year provoked the US to threaten Ecuador and the World Health Organization (WHO) with retribution.
BNP condemns ‘gold scam in Bangladesh Bank vault’
BNP on Tuesday strongly denounced the reported gold scam in the central bank’s vault, saying it is another sign of plundering by the government.
US criticised for starting “trade war”, undermining WTO’s credibility
Geneva, 13 Jul (D. Ravi Kanth) – China severely criticized the United States on Thursday for undermining the “authority” and “credibility” of the World Trade Organization (WTO) by openly “defying” previous rulings against the Special 301 and by pointing a…
Overcome crisis of globalisation: Redo politics, int’l coop
by Ngaire Woods Recently there’s been a lot of talk about globalisation being pushed back. How would you characterise the situation? I think there was always a deal that permitted globalisation to go ahead. If you think about the 1950s…
Cabinet approves draft digital commerce policy
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the ‘National Digital Commerce Policy 2018’ aiming to ensure safe digital transactions removing mistrust of buyers and purchasers in digital commerce.