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UAE to recruit up to 2000 female workers each month

MoU inked; UAE to appoint Labour Attaché at its Dhaka embassy

In an important breakthrough, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today (26-10-2014)  inked a deal to recruit 1000 to 2000 female domestic workers from Bangladesh every month. bd-uaeDhaka is considering the move as resumption of manpower market in the oil-rich Gulf nation, which is the second largest manpower destination for Bangladesh. The country has almost stopped issuing all kinds of entry permits for Bangladeshi passport holders in August, 2012, a...

India rejects US’ Javelin missiles for Israel’s ‘Spike’

India on Saturday decided to buy 8,356 Spike anti-tank guided missile and 321 launchers from Israel for Rs 3,200 crore, rejecting US offer of Javelin missiles that Washington was lobbying hard for. The decision was taken following a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, that lasted for over two hours with Defence Secretary, the Chiefs of all three services, DRDO Chief and other senior officials attending it. indiaIndia will outright buy 8,356 missiles and 321 launchers from the Israeli firm Rafael Advanced De...

Clean chit to all Padma Bridge graft case accused

A court acquitted all the accused of graft charges in the much-talked-about Padma Bridge case as no evidence of ‘corruption conspiracy’ in hiring consultant for the bridge project was found by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). padma bridgeJudge M Zahirul Haque of the Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order on Sunday after taking cognisance of the final report submitted by the national anti-graft body. On September 14, ACC deputy director Mirza Zahidul Alam, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the final re...

Homegrown aid web portal set to be launched Sunday

The government will formally launch its homegrown aid web portal, ‘Aid Information Management System or AIMS’, on Sunday, aiming to enhance its capacity to coordinate and manage the foreign development assistance coming into the country. The AIMS is an internationally renowned software application that records and processes information on development activities and related aid flows in a given country. It captures project-level information on commitments, disbursements and expenditures by donor, implementer, sector and geographic location. govtFin...

President pleads for infrastructure

President Md. Abdul Hamid emphasised maintaining business-friendly environment for generating much-needed jobs for teeming millions through accelerating the country’s socioeconomic advances. Also suggesting that the government create required infrastructure for economic expansion, he said that the rest of the development works would be done by the businesses by harnessing potential from home and abroad. The President made the suggestions while addressing the inaugural session of a two-day ICC international conference at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka as the chief guest.

NBR to get tough with landlords defying house rent rule  

As its rule for the landlords to take their house rents through the banking channel evokes a low response, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to get tough to enforce the rule. “We’re waiting for the deadline for the income tax return submission to be over. After that, we’ll launch our drive in this regard,” an NBR official told UNB seeking anonymity. nbr 222The last date for submitting the income tax return has been reset at November 2, 2014 from September 30, 2014 as the NBR received numerous requests from business bodies across...
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