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Dhaka, Monday


03 February 2025


3.70 lakh posts remain vacant in govt job: Farhad

3.70 lakh posts remain vacant in govt job: Farhad

Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain on Tuesday said a total of 3,70,447 job positions out of approved 19,00,151 are vacant now in Bangladesh

00:49 29 May 2024

Next budget’s highest priority is to tame inflation: Waseqa

Next budget’s highest priority is to tame inflation: Waseqa

State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan on Tuesday said the next budget will give the highest priority on reining inflation

00:46 29 May 2024

Tk 347.13cr approved for expenditures of JS for FY25

Tk 347.13cr approved for expenditures of JS for FY25

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Secretariat Commission on Tuesday approved an estimated Tk 347.13 crore as budget for its development and non-development expenditures for the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25)

00:39 29 May 2024

Bangladesh led the first half by 37-4 points.

Bangladesh led the first half by 37-4 points.

The confidence of Arduzzaman Munshi and Co. was visible from the very beginning as the hosts kept the scoreboard ticking with regular raids and catches. Bangladesh registered three lonas in the first and the rest in the second half

00:53 28 May 2024

Financing is crucial for effectiveness of Logistics Policy: DCCI

Financing is crucial for effectiveness of Logistics Policy: DCCI

The leaders of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Monday said that financing is very crucial for effectiveness of the Logistics Policy

00:46 28 May 2024

Commerce Ministry, VCPEAB will boost venture capital, start-ups together

Commerce Ministry, VCPEAB will boost venture capital, start-ups together

A five-member delegation from the Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh (VCPEAB) led by its president Shameem Ahsan and General Partner of Pegasus Tech Ventures held a meeting with State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday

00:43 28 May 2024

Govt’s purchase committee approves 17 proposals

Govt’s purchase committee approves 17 proposals

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Monday approved 17 proposals, including one proposal to procure some 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer from Morocco

00:41 28 May 2024

FBCCI eager to boost trade between Bangladesh, Russia

FBCCI eager to boost trade between Bangladesh, Russia

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has expressed its eagerness in enhancing trade and business ties between Bangladesh and Russia

00:38 28 May 2024

Akhter for increasing pvt sector involvement to attain SDGs

Akhter for increasing pvt sector involvement to attain SDGs

Principal Coordinator on SDG Affairs at the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) Md Akhter Hossain has suggested the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) increase involvement of the private sector to attain the targets of the SDGs

00:35 28 May 2024

Salman for strengthening capital market to ensure finance for investors

Salman for strengthening capital market to ensure finance for investors

Prime Minister`s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Monday stressed on strengthening the country’s capital market to ensure finance for investors

00:31 28 May 2024

Taxation avoidance deal encourages Dutch businesses in Bangladesh: FS

Taxation avoidance deal encourages Dutch businesses in Bangladesh: FS

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Monday said the signing of a new generation avoidance of double taxation treaty between Bangladesh and the Netherlands in March should encourage Dutch businesses to have stronger footprints in Bangladesh for mutual benefit

00:29 28 May 2024

Dhaka, Ottawa commit to transfer ties to comprehensive partnership

Dhaka, Ottawa commit to transfer ties to comprehensive partnership

Bangladesh and Canada have expressed mutual commitment to transforming the existing excellent Bangladesh-Canada bilateral relations to comprehensive partnership.

00:25 28 May 2024

Cyclone kills over 10 lashing Bangladesh coastlines

Cyclone kills over 10 lashing Bangladesh coastlines

A severe cyclone dubbed as “Ramel” lashed Bangladesh coastlines killing 10 people, leveling thousands of homesteads, smashing seawalls and flooding scores of villages and towns along the southwestern shorelines

00:21 28 May 2024

PM seeks US businessmen’s partnership to build Smart Bangladesh

PM seeks US businessmen’s partnership to build Smart Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought support of the United States (US) businessmen in Bangladesh`s journey to become a developed and smart country by 2041

00:16 28 May 2024

World’s island states meet to confront climate, fiscal challenges

World’s island states meet to confront climate, fiscal challenges

Extremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own, and not poor enough to depend on aid and development financing: the world`s small island countries are bracing for both fiscal and climate shocks

11:52 27 May 2024

Evergrande NEV shares more than double on potential sale

Evergrande NEV shares more than double on potential sale

Shares in the electric vehicle arm of embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande doubled in Hong Kong on Monday after news of a possible buyer of the firm emerged

11:47 27 May 2024

Cyclone

Cyclone "Remal" likely to weaken within 2-3 hours

The severe cyclonic storm "Remal" moved northwards inland, completed crossing the coast and now lies over Koyra, Khulna and it is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm within 2-3 hours

11:44 27 May 2024

Govt considering economic valuation of unpaid household work: Waseqa

Govt considering economic valuation of unpaid household work: Waseqa

State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan on Sunday said the government is considering the economic value of unpaid household work done by women

00:30 27 May 2024

No rice imported in last fiscal: JS body

No rice imported in last fiscal: JS body

The parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Food on Sunday informed that no rice was imported in the 2023–24 fiscal, as the country fulfilled its demand through locally-produced rice

00:25 27 May 2024

3rd tranche of IMF loan to be available in June: Mahmood Ali

3rd tranche of IMF loan to be available in June: Mahmood Ali

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Sunday said that the 3rd tranche of the loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be available in this June.

00:19 27 May 2024

Atiur for continuing existing incentives for export and remittance earnings

Atiur for continuing existing incentives for export and remittance earnings

Former Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Sunday laid emphasis on continuing existing cash and other incentives for export and remittance earnings aiming to overcome economic hurdles and to absorb the shocks of post developing country status

00:13 27 May 2024

Jack, BGMEA discuss on Bangladesh’s RMG industry’s competitiveness

Jack, BGMEA discuss on Bangladesh’s RMG industry’s competitiveness

A delegation of Jack Technology Co. Ltd., a leading Chinese sewing machine manufacturer, led by its CEO Yangyou Qui, visited the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Sunday

00:09 27 May 2024

RMG exports to EU notches 3.66% growth

RMG exports to EU notches 3.66% growth

Bangladesh`s RMG exports to the European Union (EU) registered a 3.66 percent growth during the July-April period of the current fiscal year (FY24) bagging $19.90 billion

00:06 27 May 2024

Musk plans largest-ever supercomputer for xAI startup: report

Musk plans largest-ever supercomputer for xAI startup: report

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has told investors he plans to build a supercomputer dubbed "gigafactory of compute" to support the development of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, an industry news outlet reported Saturday

00:00 27 May 2024