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Deal signed to construct Payra Bridge

The government has signed a Tk 26 crore deal for constructing the ‘Payra Bridge’ over Payra River on the Barisal-Patuakhali highway. bridgeRoads and Highways Department (RHD) chief engineer Aninur Rahman Laskar signed the deal on behalf of the government while president of Intercontinental Consultants & Technocrats Pvt Ltd of India Prashant Kapila, vice president of Kunhwa Consulting and Engineering Company Ltd of South Korea Choi Gang II, chairman...

Vegetables remain high due to short supply

The price of vegetables rose by Tk 10 to 20 per kg in the city’s kitchen markets on Friday due to short supply during the latest blockade period. Traders said that they were ready to pay higher fare to the truck owners but most of the drivers refused to arrive in Dhaka for security reason. Rais Uddin, a wholesaler of Karwan Bazar, said, huge quantities of vegetables had been perished in Bogra and Jessore every day during the hartal and the blockade time. So, the farmers raised the price to recover losses. vegetable-market

FBCCI demands income tax return submission till Dec 31

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the government to extend the time for submitting income tax returns till December 31, 2013. FBCCICurrently, the last date for submission of income tax return is December 1, 2013. A release of the apex trade body on Thursday said that there was no adequate response in income tax return submission so far, as political unrests hampered the activities of the businessmen. Besides, the last date for online registr...

Rice, wheat prices mark rise

The retail and wholesale prices of coarse rice have marked a rise by 23.9 percent and 37.8 percent respectively in the city markets in the first half of November compared to the prices one year back. rice-priThe latest issue of the Fortnightly Foodgrain Outlook, a publication of the National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme, said the retail and wholesale prices of one kilogram of coarse rice (Swarna) stood at Tk 35.50 and Tk 33.50 respectively in city markets in mid-November, reports UNB. The prices are 2.9 percent and 2.3 percent higher t...

DFQF access might harm interest of LDCs

Duty free and quota free access (DFQF) and relaxation of Rules of Origin might be harmful for the LDCs as these will weaken their position to oppose TISA (Trade in Service Agreement) and TICFA (Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement), said the rights activists. They urged the government to emphasise free movement of labour in the upcoming WTO ministerial meet to be held in Bali, Indonesia on December 3-6. equitybdThe call came from a rally held in front of the Jatiay Press Club in the city on Thursday. Moderated by Mostafa K...

Global entrepreneurship week being celebrated in city

Global entrepreneurship week (GEW) is being celebrated in the city with a flying start focusing on the “importance of an entrepreneurial community” to inspire the next wave of innovative entrepreneurs. The kickoff began at the News Cred office in Dhaka with an opening talk by MK Aaref of EdwardMKennedyCenter in the city and Toby Glucksman, Deputy Political and Economic Counselor and Economic Chief of US Embassy, Dhaka. This was followed by a fireside chat moderated by Samad Miraly of Olympic with Md. Sabur Khan, President of DCCI and Pial Islam of PI Consulting. The event ended with a panel session on Water Sanitation App Fest hackathon talk by Mirva Tuulia Moilanen, Communications Specialist, The World Bank.
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