CVDs affecting Indian duty-free benefit: Tofail
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday requested the Indian government to withdraw countervailing duties on Bangladeshi products saying that Bangladesh was not being benefitted from duty-free market access to India for imposition of 12-per cent CVDs.
Poet Rafiq Azad dies
Renowned poet and freedom fighter Rafiq Azad died on Saturday at a Dhaka city hospital, bringing the curtain down on a nearly four-decade illustrious career.
Theft of $1b from BB reserve in NY attempted
Computer hacking suspects tried to steal about $1 billion from the Bangladesh Bank’s reserve through its account with the New York Federal Reserve Bank and succeeded to transfer $101 million, said central bank officials and Philippine media reports on Wednesday.
Muhith wants stable capital market
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said that he expected a stable capital market with much vibrancy which would contribute towards the development of economy.
Jamaat’s hartal largely ignored
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami was largely ignored on Wednesday.
Shipping minister withdraws comment on sexual harassment on Pahela Baishakh
The shipping minister Shajahan Khan on Wednesday, through a press release issued from the ministry, withdrew his comment on the harassment of women during the last Pahela Baishakh celebrations.
Cargo plane crashes in Bay
Three foreigners aboard a cargo aircraft were killed after their plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Nazirhat coast in Cox’s Bazar, Wednesday morning, on the way to Jessore.
Inflation hits 41-month low in Feb on global food price slump
The point-to-point inflation in the country hit a 41-month low to 5.62 per cent in February dropping by 0.45 percentage points from 6.07 per cent in January, according to data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
No scope to leave women behind in the name of religion: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for the equal development of the country’s womenfolk as there is no scope to leave them behind in the name of religion.
Jamaat calls hartal for today
The Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike for today as the Appellate Division upheld the death sentence of condemned war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, a senior Jamaat leader.
