Jovago plans to change tourism scenario of BD
Following the launch of its venture office in Bangladesh last month, Jovago.com is set to go for a large-scale acquisition of hotels over the next months.
After taking the lead across several countries and moving across continents, Jovago, the global online hotel booking website this time has come to Bangladesh to set its feet deep with a plan of massive acquisition of hotels under its belt. In accordance to that, sessions of countrywide employment has been going on this month, hiring Sales Executives across the districts and signing of hotels to get affiliated with Jovago.com, following the launch of its venture office in Bangladesh last month.
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Tea prices end 3-week climb
Tea prices in Bangladesh fell at the weekly auction on Tuesday, snapping a three-week run of gains due to higher volume of poor grades on offer, but strong demand for quality leaf capped the slide.
Bangladeshi tea fetched an average 193.38 taka ($2.44) per kg at the 35th auction of this marketing season, slightly down from 193.87 taka in the previous sale, a National Brokers executive said.
About 1.81 million kg were offered at the sole auction centre in the port city of Chittagong, of 
which 23 ...
which 23 ...
$ 7.48n remittances in 1st half of FY 2015-16
Bangladesh in the first half of the current fiscal year 2015-16 ending in June received 7.48 billion U.S. dollars in remittances from its millions of expatriate workers, a central bank official said Tuesday.
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) official who preferred to be unnamed said some 10 million Bangladeshis, living and working abroad, in the first half of the current fiscal year remitted 
home 7.48 billion U.S. dollars, a little less than what they sent in the same period in the previous financial year, reports Xinhua.
In July...
home 7.48 billion U.S. dollars, a little less than what they sent in the same period in the previous financial year, reports Xinhua.
In July...
Ganges dam project stumbles on Indian flooding fears
Bangladesh’s plan to build a dam on the Ganges River to ease water shortages in its southwest coastal region hangs in the balance as neighbouring India has yet to accept the plan.
Bangladesh started work on the proposed Ganges Barrage Project during the tenure of the previous ruling Awami League government in the late 1990s.
The country has already completed a feasibility study and the design for the proposed 2.1km long dam, due to be constructed at Pangsha in Rajbari district, about 100km downstream from 
Job fair for disabled people
A discussion and job fair for decent livelihood and employment for persons with disabilities was held at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital.
Under the Access to Livelihood project supported by Accensture and Leonerd Cheshre Disability (LCD), CSID and BCC jointly organized the programme on Tuesday to ensure the employment rights of persons with disabilities in the ICT sector.
State Minister for ICT Division Junaid Ahmed Palak attended the occasion as the chief guest and inaugurated the fair.
SM Ashraful Islam, executive director of BCC, Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, ex-member on UN 
BSMMU, Bank Asia inks deal for nursing hostel
In presence of Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Professor Dr. Kamrul Hasan Khan and Bank Asia Chairman Mr. A Rouf Chowdhury, an 
agreement on financial assistance for construction of 2nd and 3rd floor of the BSMMU Student’s Nursing Hostel at Poribagh in the capital city Dhaka is being exchanged by University Treasurer Prof. Dr. Md. Ali Asgar Moral and Additional Managing Director of Bank Asia Mr. Aminul Islam at a function held at BSMMU on Tuesday (12 Jan...
agreement on financial assistance for construction of 2nd and 3rd floor of the BSMMU Student’s Nursing Hostel at Poribagh in the capital city Dhaka is being exchanged by University Treasurer Prof. Dr. Md. Ali Asgar Moral and Additional Managing Director of Bank Asia Mr. Aminul Islam at a function held at BSMMU on Tuesday (12 Jan...
