The two-day fifth Bangladesh-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting will be held in Dhaka on May 15 and 16. Dhaka will seek duty-free access for its export items at the meeting, said sources in the Economic Relations Division (ERD). Finance minister AMA Muhith will lead the Bangladesh side at the meeting while Iranian industry, mines ... Read more
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Talks anywhere, anytime
* CG issue should be on the agenda: BNP * Formal proposal in next two days: Ashraf Dhaka, May 2: Prime minister and president of the ruling Awami League Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to sit for a dialogue to resolve the long-standing political stalemate that gripped the ... Read more
Ban Ki Moon ‘to send team to help break political crisis’
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will send a UN delegation in May to help the bickering political parties reach an understanding and thus resolve the ongoing political crisis in Bangladesh. “The delegation is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka in the second week of May as per the personal desire of the UN Secretary General,” ... Read more
Govt mulls setting up tech parks in div HQs
The government is planning to build technology parks in all the divisional headquarters with a view to expanding the technological infrastructure across the country. The information and communication technology ministry on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the government-owned Infrastructure
EU to finance six HR projects
The European Union launched six new human rights projects in Bangladesh on Monday. The development takes place at a time when Bangladesh is presenting in Geneva its achievements and challenges in the areas of human rights to the international community within the Universal Periodic Review process (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council,
Mobile users inch towards 10cr again in March
The number of active mobile phone users neared 10-crore mark again in March as six mobile operators added 12.78 lakh subscribers in the month shrugging off the shock in the consequence of tight SIM registration process. Earlier in September 2012, the number of total mobile
Abdul Hamid sworn in as President
Speaker Md Abdul Hamid Advocate was sworn in as the 20th President of Bangladesh, in a ceremony at Bangabhaban, the presidential palace, at 7:30pm on Wednesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Acting speaker of Parliament, Col (retd) Shawkat Ali, MP, administered oath to the newly elected President, at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban,
Hasina warns Khaleda of stern action
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned the main opposition leader and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of stern actions if she does not stop killing and destroying public properties in the name of saving war criminals. Responding to a supplementary question of lawmaker M Shahiduzzaman Sarker, the PM, during her question-answer
Bangladesh retains 7th position
Bangladesh in 2012 retained its position as the seventh most remittance-earning country, said a World Bank report. According to WB’s Migration and Development Brief 2013 released on Friday, the total inward migrant remittance to the country was $14 billion last year. In 2011,
Political instability to cut GDP growth to 6pc: ESCAP
A United Nations body on Thursday said growth rate of Bangladesh’s gross domestic product would be around 6 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific made the projection while releasing its Economic and Social Survey of Asia
Ministry study sees no immediate gain
The proposed free trade agreement with Sri Lanka may bring ‘no gain no loss’ result for Bangladesh, a commerce ministry study said. ‘Bangladesh may not be benefited in the short term by signing the proposed FTA with Sri Lanka because of low trade volume between
Swiss business delegation due in Dhaka April 21
A business delegation of the Switzerland government will arrive in Dhaka on April 21 with an aim to further deepen official contacts in the areas of business and trade and provide fresh impetus to the growing trade relations between the two countries, said a press release. The delegation will be led by ambassador Eric Martin,
Tourism aircraft ‘microlight’ to be launched today
As part of adventure tourism, the country for the first time is going to introduce tourism aircraft called ‘micro light’ today, giving a boost to the tourism and hospitality industry. The microlight aviation is the flying of lightweight, 1 or 2 seater fixed-wing aircraft with parachute. Civil aviation and tourism minister Faruk Khan will inaugurate
Net bandwidth price to be cut further
The telecom ministry is mulling over reducing the monthly rental bandwidth price further for the leased internet access through submarine cable by Tk 3,000 within June to spread the ICT based services to the grassroots, said officials. They said the government would trim the bandwidth price
US-Bangladesh tech investment summit on May 7
US-Bangladesh Tech Investment Summit will be held at Silicon Valley of San Francisco in the United States on May 7 to promote the investment opportunity in Bangladesh IT industry for the US investors. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services
Dev partners meet unlikely for political unrest
The crucial meeting of the Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF), a platform of the development partners of Bangladesh, is unlikely to be held at the end of April as scheduled because of the ongoing political unrest, sources at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) told The Independent. Expressing dismay over the uncertainty about holding the BDF meeting,
Mancha’s new programmes for banning Jamaat-Shibir
Shahbagh Ganajagaran Mancha has announced a fresh programme including forming a human chain in front of Sangsad Bhaban at 4 pm on May 4, to press home their demand for banning Jamaat-e-Islami and its student outfit Islami Chhattra Shibir. Convener of the Ganajagaran Mancha, Imran H Sarkar made the announcement from
Nepal, India, Bangladesh on Ganga water, hydropower
In a significant development indicating a sub-regional strategic alliance, Nepal, India and Bangladesh (NIB) have decided to join hands to cooperate and exploit the hydropower sector and use water resources management for mutual advantage, including jointly developing and financing projects in the Ganga river basin. Indicating its seriousness
AL urges Khaleda to return to House
Senior Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim on Monday urged opposition chief Khaleda Zia to return to Parliament with a specific proposal for a poll-time government to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “Return to the Jatiya Sangsad with a specific proposal, alternative to the caretaker government system. The government
BNP warns govt against political confrontation
Senior BNP leader Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain on Monday warned the government against indulging in “politics of confrontation”. “The ruling Awami League wants to cling to power forcibly. In a bid to make its mission a success, it is trying to fish in troubled waters. It will be solely responsible if the politics of confrontation takes place ... Read more