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Sangsad goes into budget session Jun 3    

The Jatiya Sangsad goes into the budget session on June 3. This is the first time since the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991 that the BNP will not have any participation in the session, reports the Daily Star. sangsad bhabanThe party, which was either in the treasury or in the opposition bench between 1991 and 2013, ended up having no representation in parliament after the BNP-led 19-party alliance boycotted the January 5 national elections. President Abdul Hamid convened the budget session yesterday, Mahfuzur Rahman, secret...

$7225m required for agri development master plan

An investment of about $ 7,225 million is needed to implement the priority programmes of the Master Plan for Agriculture Development in the country’s southern region during the 2013-2021 period. This was revealed at a presentation on the master plan to apprise the development partners at the NEC 2 at the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Sunday, reports UNB. The government with technical support from FAO has prepared the master plan, aimed at sustainable food security, poverty reduction and livelihood development for the poor. This is a roadmap for integrated agricultural development in the country’s coastal zone.

Potential to ‘have better share of global leather market’      

Bangladesh has enormous potential to increase its global market share of leather and leather goods export putting the export volume at US$ 16 billion within a decade, ministers and industry leaders said here. The use of modern technology, environment-friendly components and availability of skilled workforces along with easier access to credit for investment can help achieve the goal of higher leather and leather goods export, they said on Sunday. Bangladesh has so far grabbed only 0.46 percent of the global market share while the export of leather and leather goods exceeded US$ 1 billion though the sector could be the second largest export sector after RMG, they observed, UNB reports.

  Ghashful organizes seminar on Gitanjali    

Ghashful, a media house organized a seminar and cultural program on Bengali and English edition of Gitanjali, the masterpiece of Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his Birth Anniversary at A.S. Mahmud Hall, Daily Star Center on Sunday (May 18, 2014). Ghashful 18.05.2014Presided over by Emeritus Professor Dr. Anisuzzaman, the key note paper was presented by Professor Dr. Hayat Mamud and discussed by Ahmad Rafique, Rabindra specialist, Ali Ahmad, Literature and Translator, Professor Ferdous Azim, Chairperson, Department...

Condolence meeting for Dipon

Bangladesh Film Institute (BFI) held a condolence meeting to pay tribute to young film maker late Shahrain Islam Dipon on Saturday (17th May 2014) in the auditorium of the Institute at Kalabagan. Mr Tanvir Mokammel, Director of the Bangladesh Film Institute was the Chief Guest. Late Shahrain Islam Dipon was associated with BFI. He worked on different areas of photography in the recently released film Jibonduli, directed by Tanvir Mokammel. dipon (1)He also produced a documentary on the street children. Besides, he produced a couple of real li...

Putin heads to China as Ukraine sinks ties with West

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China on Tuesday to shore up eastern ties as relations with the West plunge to new lows over the Ukraine crisis. During a two-day visit to Shanghai, Putin and Chinese host Xi Jinping will seek to clinch a raft of agreements including a landmark gas deal crucial for Moscow as Europe seeks to cut reliance on Russian oil and gas. The two leaders will also take part in a regional security forum and oversee the start of joint naval exercises off Shanghai in the East China Sea, reports AFP. putinMoscow’s relations wit...
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