Govt to set up free trade zone
The interim government has announced plans to establish a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the country, aligning with the growing global trend of trade liberalisation and investment facilitation...
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Health, well-being marketing fest held
Brand Practitioners Bangladesh has recently organised the ACI Nutrilife Presents Health and Well-being Marketing Fest 2.0 in Dhaka...
Capacity charge ills should not menace power sector
THIS is unfortunate that the capacity charge 鈥� the money that the Power Development Board pays power-sector investors even when the plants do not produce electricity, with an aim to cover the loans that the plants receive, along with interests, salaries of the employees and returns on the equity 鈥� continues even after the political changeover of August 5, 2024, with the...
Abnormal capacity charges show power sector abuse
Greatly varying capacity charges paid to power companies with similar capacities highlight a chronic ill practice by the past Awami League regime, sending Bangladesh鈥檚 economy into a tailspin.
Shahadat attends Malaysia meeting
Md Shahadat Hossain, former president and council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), participated in the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) Board meeting in Malaysia...
India鈥檚 trans-shipment ban not to impact Bangladesh-Maldives trade
High commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed on Thursday said that India鈥檚 withdrawal of the transshipment facility for Bangladesh鈥檚 export cargo to third countries would not affect trade with her country located in the Indian Ocean...
Medical waste poses serious health risks
Medical waste generated in healthcare facilities poses serious health risks as many hospitals keep discharging untreated waste water into open water bodies and dumping solid wastes in nearby dustbins...
Worryingly low implementation capacity of public agencies
The implementation rate of the annual development programme hitting a decade鈥檚 low in the first eight months of the financial year raises concern. Only 24.17 per cent of the ADP budget has, keeping to the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, been used in the eight months. The rate was much lower in the first seven months, with only 21.52 per cent, and..
PRICE FALL, LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES: Potato growers in north stare at heavy losses
Potato growers in the northern districts are staring at heavy losses this season due to a plunge in the price of potatoes, with the harvesting of the cash crop going on in full swing...
Lack of civic facilities in new DNCC wards decried
Residents of 18 newly included wards in the Dhaka North City Corporation at a public hearing on Tuesday complained of grappling with water stagnation, poor waste disposal, and dilapidated roads, among other issues...
BUET holds 10th ICWFM-2025
The closing ceremony of a three-day conference with special focus on water and ecosystem conservation for climate resilience has recently been concluded at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific in Dhaka...
Addressing gaps in sanitation facilities stressed
Speakers including water and sanitation experts, private entrepreneurs, academics, and development partners at the inaugural session of the Toilet Conference 2025 on Tuesday called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities in the country...
Yamaha鈥檚 apparel line launched in Bangladesh
The official launching ceremony for Yamaha鈥檚 apparel line was held on February 22 at the ACI Center in Dhaka, said a press release.
Sonargaon Hotel rolls out Ramadan offers
Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, with Islami Bank as exclusive brand partner, has rolled out offers and facilities on the occasion of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims beginning in the first week of March, said a press release...
Global glacier melt is accelerating, scientists say
Ice loss from the world鈥檚 glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher...
UGC holds meeting on social, behavioural change
The meeting of the management and coordination committee for conducting research on social and behavioural change and capacity building of university teachers was held at the auditorium of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday...
CQ University Australia EduFest 2025 held in Dhaka
CQ University Australia EduFest 2025 organised by Pacific Global successfully concluded at The Westin Dhaka, said a press release.
LDC GRADUATION: Bashir for speedy execution of trade facilitation roadmap
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has emphasised the urgent need to implement the trade facilitation roadmap to address the challenges associated with Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country status...
Capacity charge set to soar to Tk 38,000cr
The power sector fixed cost is set to reach Tk 38,000 crore in the current financial year of 2024鈥�25 as installed power generation capacity keeps growing amidst rather a static demand.聽
Save world鈥檚 glaciers to save planet: UN
Saving the world鈥檚 shrinking glaciers is a 鈥榮urvival strategy鈥� for the planet, the UN said on Tuesday, a day after president Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Paris climate accord...
IFAD to sell bikes to Pubali Bank clients on installment
Pubali Bank PLC and IFAD Motors Ltd recently signed an agreement on providing installment facility to the bank鈥檚 credit cardholders to buy motorcycles...
Bangladesh, Korea ink railway capacity deals
The government of Bangladesh and the ministry of land, infrastructure and transport of the Republic of Korea on Sunday signed deals to strengthen the operational capacity of Bangladesh Railways by providing consultancy services, supplying essential equipment and delivering training programs...
Govt for bringing independent Ebtedayee madrassahs under MPO facilities
Education ministry鈥檚 Technical and Madrassah Division secretary KM Kabirul Islam on Tuesday said that an initiative is being taken by the ministry to include independent Ebtedayee Madrassah under the monthly payment order system.
Campaigners seek free healthcare
The Health Sector Reform Commission in 50 days of its formation is still gathering information and opinions on several focal areas such as service improvement while public health campaigners and medical practitioners demand free healthcare at all public health facilities...
A fixable problem in Lanak govt鈥檚 vision
THE important promises of the NPP government to the people includes addressing the problem of corruption and waste. This was the centrepiece of the Aragalaya protests that brought down the government in 2022. The government made many other promises too when it was in the opposition. But unlike in the case of these other promises...
Reforms vs elections debate a fallacious argument: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday dismissed the debate over which one among reforms and elections should precede, terming it a fallacious argument...
ACI Formulations declares 20pc cash dividend
ACI Formulations Limited declared 20 per cent cash dividend on Sunday during its 28th annual general meeting held virtually, said a press release.
ACI declares 20pc cash, 15pc stock dividend
The 51st annual general meeting of Advanced Chemical Industries Limited was held on Sunday on digital platform. M Anis Ud Dowla, chairman of the company, presided over the meeting.聽
Loan facility to crisis-hit business groups, banks continues
The interim government has continued to provide crisis-hit commercial banks and large business groups with emergency loan assistances with the offering of Tk 180 crore to the Beximco Group in the past week, said officials...
UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc
Britain on Sunday became the first European nation to join a major Indo-Pacific trading bloc, in what has been hailed as the country鈥檚 biggest trade deal since Brexit...