‘Dialogue needs to be happened’

  Visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal said, we do believe that there’s a way forward, we believe that dialogue needs to be happened. She encouraged a secretary-level dialogue between the country’s two major political parties for finding a way forward for holing a ‘peaceful, free, fair and credible’. US_Biswal“The announcement of an interim cabinet simply underscores the urgency for a dialogue to take place immediately to determine a way forward for peaceful, free, fair and credible election ...

Travel Agency (Registration and Control) Bill passed

The Jatiya Sangsad today passed the Bangladesh Travel Agency (Registration and Control) Bill, 2013 to establish a registration authority to ensure transparency and skilled management of travel agencies. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Muhammad Faruque Khan moved the bill in the House. bd-parliament1When the new law will come into force, nobody would be able to run a travel agency without having a valid registration certificate. If anybody violates the law he/she would have to face a maximum imprisonment of six months and a fi...

Sabur Khan Asia’s most inspiring nation builder

DCCI President Md Sabur Khan was awarded "Asia's most inspiring Nation Builder Award" in the Top Asia Corporate Ball 2013 held at GoldenHorsePalace in Kualalampur in Malaysia recently. sabur khanSabur Khan was given this recognition as Asia's most inspiring nation builder for his leadership and social contributions to Bangladesh, reports BSS. YB Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun, minister in the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia handed over the award to Md Sabur Khan in presence of ministers and Tanku Ali Redbauddin Ibni Tuanku Muhriz, Pr...

New memorial trust fund established at DU

A trust fund titled ‘Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial Trust Fund’ has been set up at the Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib Hall of Dhaka University (DU). In order to set up this fund Provost of the Hall Prof. Dr. Sabita Rezwana Rahman handed over a cheque for Tk. 12.5 lac from the Hall-fund to DU Treasurer Prof. Dr. Md. Kamal Uddin on Monday at the Vice-Chancellor’s office. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique, Dean of the Faculty of Science Prof. Dr. Mohammad Yousuf Ali Mollah, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences Prof. Farid Uddin Ahmed, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Art Prof. Syed Abul Bark Alvi, Acting Registrar Syed Rezaur Rahman and House Tutors of the Hall were present on the occasion.

New Bank Asia Branch at Uttara in city

The 80th branch of Bank Asia Ltd started its operation at Sonargaon-Janapath Road, Uttara in the city from Monday. photo-br openBank’s chairman A Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of the inaugurated the new branch while its vice-chairmen  AM Nurul Islam and Mohammed Lakiotullah, chairman of Executive Committee Mohd. Safwan Choudhury, Chairman of Board Audit Committee Shah Md. Nurul Alam and President and Managing Director Md. Mehmood Husain were present on the occasion, says a press release. Members of the business community, local elite an...

Non-farm units see 118pc growth, regional disparity unchanged

Though the country experienced a 118 percent growth in non-farm economic units over the last 10 years, regional disparity still remains as usual, reveals the preliminary findings of the Economic Census 2013. The preliminary report of the Economic Census 2013 was launched by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics at its Agargaon headquarters on Sunday. The previous Economic Census, conducted over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003, showed that the country had about 37 lakh non-farm economic units, reports UNB. The preliminary findings of the latest Census, conducted over four months’ time from February to May this year, showed that the number of economic units has increased from 37 lakhs to 82 lakhs over the last 10 years, which is a 118 percent increase.
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