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TIB chief Iftekharuzzaman meets PM

Dhaka, May 7 -- Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Iftekharuzzaman has met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place on Thursday afternoon at the Prime... Read More


Why UAE walked away from OPEC

Dhaka, May 7 -- For nearly 60 years, the global oil market has danced to the tune of a powerful cartel. OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, has been the invisible hand guiding... Read More


World Ovarian Cancer Day: The cost of silence

Dhaka, May 7 -- In Bangladesh, ovarian cancer is often discussed as a medical issue, but rarely as an economic one. Every late diagnosis not only puts a life at risk, but also poses a financial burden... Read More


BD seeks Chinese support for Teesta project, other sectors

Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh has sought China's involvement in the much-discussed Teesta river- management project during high-level talks with Chinese officials in Beijing where both sides pledged to d... Read More


BTMA, CottonConnect sign MoU to promote domestic cotton production

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association and CottonConnect Limited (CCUK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, at the BTMA office in Dhaka's Gulshan to promote dome... Read More


NBR reform not possible without political will: FE editor

Dhaka, May 7 -- Major reforms of the National Board of Revenue will not be possible without political will, Shamsul Huq Zahid, editor of The Financial Express, has said. He made the remarks while cha... Read More


Over 120 waste workers receive healthcare at UNDP health camps

Dhaka, May 7 -- More than 120 informal plastic waste workers received basic healthcare services at two special health and safety camps organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in T... Read More


DCE of Southern University holds graduation ceremony

Dhaka, May 7 -- CHATTOGRAM, May 06: The Department of Civil Engineering (DCE), Southern University Bangladesh, held a graduation ceremony and festival on the university's permanent campus at Arfeni Na... Read More


UCB signs MoU with IVY Decarb Marketplace SL to net zero carbon emission

Dhaka, May 7 -- United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IVY Decarb Marketplace SL (IVY) under the theme, "Partnering for a Sustainable NZCE (Net Zero Carbo... Read More


Government wants to increase tax collection, not tax rates: Titumir

Dhaka, May 7 -- The government does not want to increase tax rates to boost tax collection; rather, it wants to increase the volume of revenue collection, said Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Prime Minis... Read More