Bangladesh key economic indicators – Feb 3
DAILY INDICATORS
Sunday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.75 77.75-77.75 Call money rate (inter-bank) 06.00-07.75 05.50-08.00 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,787.66 4,753.17 ---------------------------------------------------------------
MONTHLY
CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Dec. 7.53 7.15
M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Nov. 6,425.75 6,403.17 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Dec. 18.07 17.11
Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Nov. 2,212....
36 Bangladeshi workers receive dues in Muscat
36 Bangladeshi workers who had been working for a construction firm without regular salaries for more than two years have finally received their dues.
As per a Labour Court judgment, each worker has been paid between RO1,000-1,500. They will return once they receive their air tickets, gratuity and after completion of certain legal formalities, reports MENAFN.
''Our lawyer has asked us to wait for a while before we return home. We have been living in Oman for more than two years. We h...
''Our lawyer has asked us to wait for a while before we return home. We have been living in Oman for more than two years. We h...
Bangladeshi slashed in rape attempt
A 40-year-old Bangladeshi labourer was slashed in his leg after he allegedly tried to rape a 50-year-old housewife in Kampung Teluk Wanjah here.
The foreigner, who had moved into a rented house near the woman’s house about two years ago, tried to rape the woman after thinking that she was home alone, reports ANN.
Shopiah Ahmad’s screams alerted her 62-year-old husband, who was husking coconuts at the back of their house.
Her husband rushed in when he heard her screams and in the ensuing scuffle slashe...
The foreigner, who had moved into a rented house near the woman’s house about two years ago, tried to rape the woman after thinking that she was home alone, reports ANN.
Shopiah Ahmad’s screams alerted her 62-year-old husband, who was husking coconuts at the back of their house.
Her husband rushed in when he heard her screams and in the ensuing scuffle slashe...
Bangladeshis among 700 illegal expats arrested in Riyadh
Police in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh have arrested 700 illegal expatriates, including Bangladeshi nationals.
Police said that those arrested in Wednesday’s raids included runaways, workers with forged documents and others facing criminal charges from Yemen, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, the Arab News reported Friday.
Around 200 vendors of vegetables and fruits, 12 wanted men, and a group of bootleggers were also arrested in a major crackdown in Al-Unooz district in the capital of the country.
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India downgraded in aviation safety, joins Bangladesh, Indonesia
India has joined countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh that have a Category 2 rating in aviation safety. US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authority has downgraded India's aviation safety rating, citing a lack of safety oversight, meaning the country's carriers cannot increase flights to the world's biggest aviation market and face extra checks for existing ones.
As of November 22, FAA kept 81 of the 96 countries reviewed in Category 1. India had been in Category 1 since 1997, the FAA said in a statement.
