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Strong hatchery performance, skilled workforce vital sustainable growth of poultry industry: Speakers

Dhaka, June 19 -- Speakers at a high-level workshop have stressed the need to improve hatchery quality and workforce skills to ensure the sustainable growth of Bangladesh's poultry sector. A key chal... Read More


ABB appoints new chairman, vice chairman

Dhaka, June 19 -- The Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB), the apex platform of top banking professionals in the country, has elected Mashrur Arefin as its new chairman and Mohammad Ali as vice ch... Read More


Waterlogging disrupts activities at Benapole land port

Dhaka, June 19 -- Persistent rainfall over three days till Thursday submerged a major portion of Benapole land port, severely disrupting activities at the country's biggest land port. Several yards a... Read More


US deputy secretary lauds Yunus' leadership

Dhaka, June 19 -- US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has praised the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at a critical juncture for Bangladesh and reaffirmed continued US... Read More


Five secretaries sent in to forced retirement

Dhaka, June 19 -- The government has sent five secretaries and one Grade-1 officer into compulsory retirement. The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate official notifications in this reg... Read More


Another patient dies of Covid-19

Dhaka, June 19 -- Another patient infected with Covid-19 has died in Jashore. He died at Jashore General Hospital's ICU at 12:30 am on Thursday, said the hospital's Supervisor Hussein Shafayat. He w... Read More


US evacuates diplomats from Israel amid Iran tensions

Dhaka, June 19 -- The US State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomatic staff and their families from the American embassy in Israel as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies.... Read More


Adverse weather in Bay halts LNG unloading

Dhaka, June 19 -- The floating LNG terminal in the Bay of Bengal could not be connected to the cargo ships due to adverse weather for the last two days. Hence, the gas supply has been disrupted to ar... Read More


Putin offers to mediate Iran-Israel conflict

Dhaka, June 19 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Wednesday to help mediate an end to the conflict between Israel and Iran, suggesting Moscow could help negotiate a settlement that could allo... Read More


BEELIA demands elevators be reclassified as capital machinery, seeks withdrawal of increased taxes

Dhaka, June 18 -- The Bangladesh Elevator, Escalator and Lift Importers Association (BEELIA) has demanded that elevators be reclassified as capital machinery in the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal budget and ... Read More