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Antidumping probe on jute goods from BD in India

After finding sufficient “prima facie” evidence of dumping of jute products, India has started a probe to ascertain if an anti-dumping duty can be imposed on such imports from Bangladesh and Nepal to save the domestic industry. The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has launched the investigation into imports from the two neighbouring countries on the request of Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA). The association has filed an application “for initiation of anti-dumping investigation and jute goodsimposition of anti-du...

Inclusive polls required for effective parliament

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Sunday emphasised holding an inclusive and credible election to make parliament effective as the last parliamentary election was a “controversial one”. “Definitely, the January-5 election was a controversial one. When a fresh election will be held without controversy, then no one will say the election is controversial,” TIB executive director Iftekharuzzaman told a press conference at his office. TIBTIB organised the press conference to unveil Parliament Watch report on 10th national parliament (2...

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...

3 nominated for Telenor Youth Forum 2015

Cellular phone operator Grameenphone has selected three winners from Bangladesh for the grand finale of Telenor Youth Forum 2015. The winners are Abreeshme Haque and Sabab Rahman of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and Sadia Azad from BRAC University, said a Grameenphone press release today. telenor youthNow, Telenor Group will select the Bangladeshi representative from these three for the event that is going to take place in Norwegian capital from December 8 to 11. The Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) in partnership with the Nobel P...

Thousands rally as Turkey mourns worst ever attack

Thousands of people took to the streets of Ankara on Sunday to denounce the government and remember 95 people killed in twin suspected suicide bombings on a peace rally, as Turkey mourned its worst ever attack. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared three days of national mourning, with flags flying at half mast across the country, as questions grew over who might have planned the Ankara bombings. turkeySaturday’s attacks intensified tensions in Turkey ahead of snap elections on November 1 as the military wages an offensive against Islamic State (IS) j...
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