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Bangladesh visa centre opened in Leicester

Asians-dominated Leicester city in the UK has got its second international visa operation with a successful launch of a pilot Bangladesh Visa Service. passport BdThe centre was launched by Leicester East MP Keith Vaz and Bangladesh High Commissioner Mohamed Mijarul Quayes on Saturday in the presence of local councillors, dignitaries and community members. The move comes after the successful establishment of a visa centre in Leicester by the Indian High Commission. “I am delighted with the su...

Biodiversity in GBM river basins discussed

Experts from Bangladesh and different parts of the country participated in the symposium jointly organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), PatnaUniversity, and University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Saturday. As many as 47 participants discussed trans-boundary issues related to the biodiversity of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river system. biodiversity The objective of the symposium was to improve and integrate the water regimes in South Asia. State environment and...

Fourth review under IMF ECF arrangement

  An International Monetary Fund mission (IMF), led by Mr. Rodrigo Cubero, visited Dhaka during March 19-April 2 to conduct the fourth review under the three-year, SDR 639.96 million (US$ 985.66 Million), Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The mission met with the Minister of Finance, Minister of Planning, Finance Secretary, Banking Secretary, Bangladesh Bank Governor, other senior officials, and development partners. IMFAt the conclusion of the visit, Mr. Cubero made the following statement: ...

Inflation quickens again in March on food prices

Rising food prices helped push Bangladesh's annual inflation to 7.48 percent in March, ending a brief slowdown, the statistics bureau said on Sunday. inflationSupplies of basic foodstuffs were affected by frequent transport blockades and other unrest in the run-up to elections in January. Food prices in March were 8.96 percent higher than a year earlier, up from February's 8.84 percent increase, the national bureau said. That helped push annual inflation up from February's 7.44 percen...

Duty on sugar and tea imports raised

Bangladesh has increased regulatory duty on imports of raw and refined sugar and on tea to discourage overseas buying amid a drop in local prices due to ample supplies, a senior tax official said on Monday. teaThe duties on imports of raw sugar will now be 2,000 taka ($26) a tonne from 1,500 taka earlier, said the official at the customs wing of the National Board of Revenue. Duties on refined sugar imports will be raised to 4,500 taka from 3,000 taka. The duty on imports of tea has been increased to 15 percent...

SME foundation to promote women entrepreneurs in S Asia

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Foundation will help form a regional network of women entrepreneurs in South Asia. The authorities of the foundation assured a visiting delegation comprising of 30 women entrepreneurs from South and Central Asian countries and representatives from the US State Department and the Asia Foundation on Sunday. SME-Foundation The delegation visited the SME Foundation on Thursday, said a press release on Sunday. The women entrepreneurs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh...
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