FSM Convention explores new horizon in development
Bangladesh Faecal Sludge Management Network (FSM Network) organised ‘FSM Convention 2016’ to share, learn and highlight national work and progress on faecal sludge management (FSM). The daylong conference took place today at the city’s LGED Auditorium of LGED Bhaban, with the aim of ensuring a safe and sustainable faecal sludge management system in Bangladesh for improved public health and living environment for all by 2030.
A S M Mahbubul Alam, Director General and Additional Secretary (Monitoring, Inspection & Evaluation Wing), Local Government Division, was present as the chief guest while Mrs. 
WB to finance BRT project
The World Bank has shown their interests to finance the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) project, designed for quick transportation between Gazipur and Dhaka Airport which would take only 20 minutes.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this to reporters after a meeting with the World Bank representative led by acting World Bank country director Rajsree Palongkar at the conference room of his office in Dhaka on Sunday.
“We have asked the concerned authority to start the project work soon as the World Bank is 
Leather products export to reach $ 6bn by 2021
Export of leather products including shoes would be $six billion by 2021 if 16.5 percent cash incentive is given.
The parliamentary standing committee on ministry of commerce today apprised of the export 
target at its 18th meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with committee chairman M Tajul Islam in the chair, reports BSS.
The watchdog body suggested the authorities concerned to give additional cash incentive to the leather products and shoes industries for making country's image brighter.
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target at its 18th meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with committee chairman M Tajul Islam in the chair, reports BSS.
The watchdog body suggested the authorities concerned to give additional cash incentive to the leather products and shoes industries for making country's image brighter.
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‘Investment abroad is going to be liberalized’
Like many other countries in the world including the investors of neighboring countries such as India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Srilanka etc., Bangladeshi entrepreneurs should be allowed to explore the enormous investment opportunities prevailing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, and the western countries as well.
Overseas investment has numerous potentialities to increases the efficient use of productive resources and being more competitive in the international market. Time has come now for Bangladesh to invest abroad especially when home country has a good amount of foreign currency reserve and faces infrastructural inadequacies including shortage of adequate power
July-October exports up
Boosted by ready-made clothing sales, Bangladesh's total goods export income in the first four months of the current fiscal (July 2016-June 2017) grew about 7 percent year-on-year to nearly $11 billion, an official said on Monday.
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) official told Xinhua news agency that the country fetched a 
total of $10,791.65 million from exports during July-October compared to $10,130.49 million in the same period a year ago. Bangladesh shipped goods worth $2.71 billion in October, the 4th month of the current...
total of $10,791.65 million from exports during July-October compared to $10,130.49 million in the same period a year ago. Bangladesh shipped goods worth $2.71 billion in October, the 4th month of the current...
Remittance on the decline
Remittance’s slide continues for the third straight month in Bangladesh, after the month of October saw receipts decline 8.18 per cent year-on-year to $1.01 billion.
Migrant workers sent home $4.26bn in the first four months of the fiscal year, down 17.31pc year-on-year.
The decline in oil price, which dropped to its historic low in January this year from its historic 
high in the middle of 2014, affected incomes in the Gulf Cooperation Council economies, weakening the demand for migrant workers.
The bonus and overtime...
high in the middle of 2014, affected incomes in the Gulf Cooperation Council economies, weakening the demand for migrant workers.
The bonus and overtime...
