Jute production has increased and so has new investment in the sector. However, the potential of the product in the international market has not been exploited to the full. If the bottlenecks in this sector can be removed, it would be possible to increase export of jute and jute products to the international market.
Stakeholders highlighted various aspects of the jute sector at a roundtable on "Jute Production and Expanding the Market for Jute Goods: Problems and Potential" on Tuesday. It was organised by Prothom Alo with support from CARE and SWITCH Asia Jute Value Chain Development Project, at the Prothom Alo office in Dhaka's Kawran Bazar.
State minister for textiles and jute Mirza Azam said, the present government has taken several
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Renowned Journalist Kashem Humayun join Agrani Bank Limited as Director on Thursday September 8, 2016. The same day he participated its Board of Directors meeting. The newly appointed Director of Agrani Bank Limited Kashem Humayun was given warm reception with flower bouquets by the Board of Directors.
Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Zaid Bakht, Director Mr. Gokul Chand Das, Dr. Nitai
Chandra Nag, Mr. Md. Ashiqul Hoque Chawdhury, Shamim Ahsan, Managing Director & CEO Mohammed Shams-Ul Islam, Dep...
Bangladesh has emerged as a country free of risk of money laundering and terror financing, downing fears that the country might re-enter the list for “slack implementation of laws”.
In current rating, Bangladesh avoided the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG) and was declared a risk free nation, Bangladesh Bank said in a statement today.
Fears were on after Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), the global body that ranks countries, acknowledged Bangladesh of having “slack imp...
Kuwait has reintroduced a ban on recruitment of workers from Bangladesh after months from reopening it under certain controls.
The interior ministry took the decision on Monday, reports the Kuwait Times.
Undersecretary Assistant for Citizenship and Passports Affairs Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah made the decision Monday after viewing statistics which showed that the number of the Bangladeshi community in Kuwait reached 200,000 as of the end of last week, Al-Anbaa daily reported Tuesday quoting ...
Bangladesh exports earned $3.3 billion in August, a 20 percent increase from a year earlier, driven by a surge in shipments, government data showed on Tuesday.
Exports had fallen 3.5 percent to $2.5 billion in July due to the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks
the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
For July-August, the first two months of the 2016-17 financial year, e...
The ‘2nd Managers’ Conference-2016’ participated by all Managers of Barisal Region of Pubali Bank Ltd. was held recently to motivate them to increase Bank’s business by rendering better services. Syed Moazzem Hussain, Director, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Ltd. graced the conference as Chief Guest while Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury, Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd. was present as Guest of Honour. Mohammad Ali, Deputy Managing Director & Chief Technical Officer and Abu Habib Khairul Kabir, General Manager of Head Office were present as Special Guests. DGM and RM of Barisal region Md. Zahidur Rahaman presided over the conference.
In his speech Syed Moazzem Hussain emphasized on expansion of foreign remittance business through better customer & modern banking service. He ...
