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100 more economic zones to woo foreign investors

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will set up 100 economic zones gradually to attract more foreign investment that will ultimately help create huge jobs and take the country towards further industrialisation. The prime minister said this at the third governing body meeting of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) held at her office in Dhaka. After the meeting, prime minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters. [caption id="attachment_20358" align="alignleft" width="650"]ecnec_news Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina me...

Cabinet endorses partisan local govt polls

The Cabinet on Monday approved drafts seeking amendments to four laws and framing of an ordinance, aiming at holding local government elections on partisan basis, through party nomination and symbol. The decision, subject to the vetting of the law ministry, was taken at the regular weekly meeting gov1of the Cabinet held at Bangladesh Secretariat with prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. With such proposed amendments to the laws, the nominated candidates of different political parties registered with the Election Commission or independent candidates wi...

UK alerts possibility of more attacks on Westerners

The United Kingdom (UK) has alerted Bangladesh on the possibility of more attacks on westerners, and added that these attacks could be ‘indiscriminate’ in nature. [caption id="attachment_20006" align="alignright" width="540"]Cesare Tavella, the Italian national was shot thrice, post-mortem report says. Photo: Collected Cesare Tavella, the Italian national was shot thrice, post-mortem report says. Photo: Collected[/caption] The Bangladesh Government has, meanwhile, assured Dhaka-based diplomats about their safety. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was qu...

Expat murders linked to IS put Bangladesh on edge

Two expat murders in Bangladesh are stoking concerns that Islamic extremists may tarnish the country’s image at a time when its economy is a rare bright spot in Asia. A Japanese investor was shot and killed in northern Bangladesh on Oct. 3, about a week after three people murdered an Italian aid worker in an area popular with diplomats in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the slayings, an assertion rejected by the government. “This threat and insecurity currently makes foreigners think twice before they visit [caption id="attachment_20006" align="alignleft" width="540"]

Undeclared Indian embargo halts BD-Nepal trade

Bangladesh-Nepal bilateral trade has been halted for the past two weeks due to the undeclared Indian trade embargo on Nepal. [caption id="attachment_20215" align="alignleft" width="650"]BD-Nepal trade A file photo shows Nepal-bound goods carriers stranded at Fulbari on the India-Bangladesh border.[/caption] According to Nepal Transit Warehouse Company, about 200 trucks carrying various imported goods have been stuck at Banlabanda on the India-Bangladesh border. “Bangladeshi exporters are reluctant to dispatch goods to Nepal,” said Yadav Raj Shiwak...

Diplomats ask for additional security

Diplomats on Tuesday asked for additional security everywhere across the country. After a government briefing with diplomats, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson said, “We discussed about strengthening security everywhere.” diplomatsThe briefing which started at 3:15pm at the state guesthouse Padma, was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions, the UN and other international bodies in the country. Two foreigners in Bangladesh, Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella and Japanese Kunio Hoshi were shot dead in Dhaka and Rangpur in...
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