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60 new ambulances for fire service

60 modern ambulances are ready to be added at the divisional and district level fire service stations.
ambulances-300The government took the initiative to spread the service of fire service and civil defense department. The project will be placed at Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday for final approval and the total cost of the project was esteemed Tk 34 Crore. Sources said that the project will be implemented within 2015. Fire service and civil defense department sources said that so...

India eyes to boost business in RMG Bangladesh

Indian textile businessmen are focusing on increasing the country’s market share in Bangladesh to offset the impact created by China in last few years, say industry experts. “Bangladesh is a natural trading textile partner for India. But for last two years, China is increasingly consolidating its footsteps in the Bangladeshi markets,” Sanjay Murarka, partner of Kolkata-based FM Textile Private Limited, told PTI yesterday on the sidelines of the ongoing International Ethnic Week (IEW) Goa 2014. bd-india

Bangladesh eyes arms exports

Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF), a state-run manufacturer of arms and ammunition, will soon export arms and ammunition produced by it. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already given approval for export of arms and ammunition from the BOF. However, it will also need clearance from the ministries of home affairs and foreign affairs, and the commerce and law ministries, before it can export arms and ammunition, reports The Independent. armsBOF commandant Maj. Gen. Anwarul Momen told The Independent that they are expl...

International Women’s Day being observed

The International Women’s Day is being observed Saturday in the country as elsewhere across the globe with a call to work for women’s rights, empowerment and gender equality.
International-Womens-Day-Logo_0This year, the theme of the day is “Equality for women is progress for all.” Various organisations, including the women and children affairs ministry, have taken up elaborate programmes to mark the day.s ...

Two more tea auctions this season

Bangladesh will hold two additional tea auctions, extending the season by two weeks, as a large volume of tea remains unsold due to poor quality and a supply glut, brokers said on Thursday. The last auction of the season will now be held on April 15, an official of the National Brokers Limited said after a meeting with the Bangladesh Tea Board. teaIn the latest auction on Wednesday, tea prices fell for a sixth straight week, dragged down by end-of-season leaf that tends to be of poor quality. ...

Women’s unpaid work equivalent to 10.75pc of GDP

The total unpaid domestic work carried out by women in Bangladesh is equivalent to 10.75 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country, Unnayan Onneshan, an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, revealed. Unnayan-OnneshanThe organisation found this in their nation-wide survey based estimate of women domestic work in Bangladesh, first of its kind in the country and released in connection with the International Women’s Day, reports UNB. They revealed that the total unpaid work per year might be equivalent to T...
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