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Bangladesh economy resilient despite headwinds
Bangladesh’s economic growth remains resilient in spite of volatile export growth and a decline in remittances. A new World Bank report The Bangladesh Development Update May 2017 notes inflation has decelerated benefitting from soft international commodity prices and prudent macroeconomic…
Three local firms denied permit to invest abroad
Three local firms willing to invest abroad have failed to obtain government’s permission. The Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee in a meeting on Sunday turned down the proposals of Akij Jute Mills Ltd, Ha-Meem Group and Nitol-Niloy Group. The three local…
GDP growth record 7.27 percent likely
Breaking all the previous records, Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has reached 7.24 percent this fiscal year buoyed by the robust growth in the industrial sector. “The GDP growth in the outgoing fiscal year (FY17) reached 7.24 percent which…
N Korea carries out new ballistic missile test, fuels furies
North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test days after a new president took office in the South. The missile was launched near north-western Kusong, flying hundreds of miles then landing in the Sea of Japan. It puts immediate…
Address global warming posthaste
By Dean Baker There are two enormous myths about global warming. One is that dealing with it is optional. The other is that the measures needed to slow the process will devastate the economy. Neither is true. On the first…
BNP for linkage among BD education systems
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia On Saturday emphasised on the need for establishing a link among the all education systems operating in Bangladesh to carry forward the country ahead.
AL-plans countrywide projection of govt’s success
Dhaka – Awami League presidium member and coordinator of the AL-led 14-party alliance Mohammad Nasim on Saturday announced that the ruling alliance would launch countrywide tour after Eid-ul-Fitr, in a bid to project the Sheikh Hasina government’s success stories before…
SC to hear Govt’s Sayedee verdict review Sunday
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold hearing Sunday on the review petitions filed against its verdict that commuted death sentence of war crimes convicted Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment until death.
High Court declares mobile court operation illegal
Dhaka – The High Court has declared illegal and unconstitutional the operation of mobile courts carried out by the executive magistrates.
Developed countries trying to reinterpret Paris Deal: G77
Bonn, 12 May (T Ajit)- The G77 and China said that developed countries are intending to reinterpret the Paris Agreement (PA) by their stance in the negotiations at the Bonn climate talks. At the contact group meeting of the UNFCCC’s…
US nuclear site’s collapsed tunnel may have gone unnoticed
Spokane – The large sinkhole that caved in a tunnel filled with radioactive waste at a sprawling Washington state nuclear waste repository may have gone unnoticed for days before its discovery because workers do not patrol tunnel sites daily, a…
Wall falls onto guests taking shelter in India, killing 22
New Delhi – A building wall collapsed onto guests at a wedding in western India, killing at least 22 people, police said Thursday. AP/UNB news agency reported
Electronic voting depends on political consensus: CEC
Dhaka, May 11 – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Thursday said the electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in the next parliamentary polls if all the political parties reach a consensus in this regard. “If the political…
Khaleda imitates Hasina: Tofail
A senior Awami League leader has dismissed an outline set by the BNP, saying its chief Khaleda Zia is merely trying to ‘imitate’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. There was nothing new in Khaleda’s Vision 2030 unveiled on Wednesday, claimed Awami…
Change in law lowering VAT rate likely in Bangladesh
In the wake of widespread protests by the business community, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said there will be some changes in the new VAT law. “I’m thinking about giving some relief… some amendments may come (in next budget)…
BNP declares vision for 2030 with less power for PM
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday announced that they would take measures to curtail the unilateral powers of the Prime Minister to bring balance to the executive powers of the republic through constitutional amendment.
Dhaka for cooperation with Stockholm for energy, urban dev
Dhaka, May 10 – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, now on a three-day visit to Sweden, will hold a series of discussions there focusing on energy and sustainable urban development. He is leading a delegation…
South Korea’s new president willing to visit rival North
Seoul, May 10 (AP/UNB)- New South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he was open to visiting rival North Korea under the right conditions to talk about Pyongyang’s aggressive pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles. Moon’s softer stance on North Korea could…
Saudi King invites PM to attend summit in Riyadh
Dhaka – Saudi King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the Arabic Islamic American Historical Summit in Saudi Arabia. UNB news agency reported
PM criticises CJ for remarks about judiciary, rule of law
Dhaka, May 8 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday criticised Chief Justice SK Sinha for his claim that there is no rule of law in the country and that the judiciary is not independent.
Bangladesh executive, judiciary in friction over jurisdiction
Dhaka – Expressing its dissatisfaction for not issuing the gazette notification over the conduct rules for the lower court judges, the Supreme Court on Monday wanted to know from the attorney general that how much far Bangababhan from the apex…
SC hears Govt appeal against declaring 16th amendment illegal
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Monday started hearing on an appeal filed by the government against a High Court (HC) verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution establishing parliament’s authority to remove Supreme…
Macron vows unity after winning presidential election
The pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron has vowed to unite a divided and fractured France after winning a decisive victory over the far-right Front National candidate Marine Le Pen in the country’s presidential election. Macron, 39, a former economy minister who…
Establish non-communal society with Rabindranath’s spirit: President
Noagaon – President Abdul Hamid on Monday called for establishing a humanitarian and non-communal, poverty- and exploitation-free society imbued with the spirit and ideals of poet Rabindranath Tagore. UNB news agency reported
Macron’s decisive win to become French President
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Mr Macron won by 66.06% to 33.94% to become, at 39, the country’s youngest president.
Two Gulshan attack kingpins burried unclaimed
The bodies of Gulshan terror attack ‘masterminds’ Nurul Islam Fahad alias Marzan and his associate Saddam were handed over to welfare organisation Anjuman Mofidul Islam for burial. Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) inspector Abdullah handed over the bodies to…
French voters decide between Le Pen and Macron
French voters are choosing their next president after an unpredictable campaign that has divided the country. The second round contest pits centrist Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former investment banker, against the far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen, 48.
‘2 militants blow themselves up’ in Jhenidah on SW Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 7 – Two alleged militants blew themselves up as members of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit were carrying out a drive at a suspected ‘militant den’ at Bojrapur village under Maheshkhali upazila of Jhenidah early…
Bangladesh now single biggest source of refugees on boats
As the refugee crisis enters its fourth year, the demographics of the men, women and children arriving on Europe’s shores are undergoing an unprecedented shift, reports the Independent. Syrians have so far made up the largest group of migrants attempting…