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Reliable industrial database vital for targeted investment support: Speakers

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A reliable and consolidated industrial database is essential for identifying priority sectors, tracking developments across industries and determining where greater attention an... Read More


FBCCI calls for joint investment to narrow China-BD trade gap

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has called for greater direct engagement between businesses of Bangladesh and China and joint investment i... Read More


Govt to buy two more LNG cargoes for Aug-Sept delivery

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The government will purchase two more cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery in August and September at a combined cost of Tk 18.51 billion, including taxes and dut... Read More


Tk 11,900 min wage proposed for leather, footwear workers

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Minimum Wage Board has proposed a minimum monthly wage of Tk 11,900 for entry-level workers in Bangladesh's leather goods and footwear factories. Advertisement The Ministry... Read More


Lend to productive sectors, augment AD ratio

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Sonali Bank has been advised to enhance advance-deposit ratio by lending to productive sectors instead of keeping funds idle as the largest bank's AD proportion is said to be at... Read More


Woman found dead on Karnaphuli riverbank in Ctg

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the bank of the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram. The body was found in the city's Notun Fishery Ghat area on Tuesday... Read More


PSC Chairman Mobasser Monem resigns

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Prof Mobasser Monem has stepped down as chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC). He tendered his resignation on Tuesday noon, a commission member confirmed it to the me... Read More


ICT seeks Interpol red notice for former Army chief Aziz Ahmed

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutors have sought an Interpol red notice for former Army chief Aziz Ahmed over a "crimes against humanity" case stemming from the 2013 ... Read More


Libya releases 174 more detained Bangladeshis

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Another 174 Bangladeshis detained at the Qanfoodah (Qandouda) Detention Centre in Libya's Benghazi have returned home. They landed at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport at... Read More


BRTC launches women-only 'Pink Bus' service

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has launched dedicated bus service for women on 10 routes in Dhaka and two routes each in Chattogram and Bogura operated and managed... Read More