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Opening scalable value addition path

Dhaka, June 1 -- Reports indicate that the government is drafting a new policy with a stronger push to reduce reliance on imported inputs and develop backward linkage industries, aiming for increasing... Read More


Trump, Putin and Beijing: A glimpse of emerging world order?

Dhaka, June 1 -- Diplomacy often unfolds behind closed doors. But occasionally, world politics is expressed more powerfully through symbolism than agreements. The recent visits of Donald Trump and Vla... Read More


NBR issues warning on fraud rings offering 'jobs for money'

Dhaka, June 1 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has warned the public to be cautious of fraudsters who are collecting money by falsely claiming they can secure jobs in the Income Tax Wing of the ... Read More


Why technology training must accompany government patronage

Dhaka, June 1 -- The government's renewed focus on the creative economy, that is, artisans, weavers, blacksmiths, musicians, drama artists, painters, and countless other cultural practitioners, is a w... Read More


Police disperse protest at Islami Bank over new chairman appointment

Dhaka, June 1 -- Tensions erupted in Motijheel on Monday morning after police intervened in a protest demanding the removal of the newly appointed chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. Members of t... Read More


Jamaat chief urges lawyers not to defend accused in Ramisa rape-murder case

Dhaka, June 1 -- Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday called on lawyers not to represent the accused in the Ramisa Akter rape and murder case, ... Read More


BGB-BSF border conference set to begin on Jun 8

Dhaka, June 1 -- Amid rising tensions along the Bangladesh-India border, including reported push-back attempts and recent friction in West Bengal, the border forces of the two countries are set to mee... Read More


Offices, banks and markets reopen today

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh returns to its regular work routine today (Monday) as government and private offices, banks and stock markets reopen following the week-long Eid-ul-Azha holiday, restoring ... Read More


Move underway to bring 67 sectors under formal wage framework

Dhaka, June 1 -- The Minimum Wage Board has identified a total of 67 additional industrial sectors and proposed that the government take necessary measures to bring them under the formal wage regulati... Read More


Eid rawhide market faces price crash

Dhaka, June 1 -- Prices of sacrificial animal hides fell below the government-fixed rates this year, causing heavy losses to seasonal traders and small-scale intermediaries, insiders said on Sunday. ... Read More