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Life expectancy rises to 72

Life expectancy at birth increased to 72 years last year in Bangladesh from 71.6 years in 2016, according to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). bd-childFor women, life expectancy increased to 73.5 years in 2017 from 72.9 years in 2016, says the survey titled Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2017. However, in comparison to women, the life expectancy of men increased a little between 2017 and 2016. In 2017, men's life expectancy was 70.6 years whereas it was 70.3 years in 2016. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa ...

BD peacekeeper killed in South Sudan

A Bangladeshi officer serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has been killed in an attack on an aid convoy in the country torn by civil conflict, according to the UN. Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui was hit by shots fired by “unknown gunmen” on Tuesday and died shortly afterward, Francesca Mold, the spokesperson for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a statement. army in election dutySiddiqui, who was the Bangladesh military liaison officer with UNMISS, was travelling in ...

UN starts registering Rohingya refugees

The United Nations(UN)  and the Bangladesh government have started formally registering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar, a move that officials say would help their eventual return. More than 700,000 mostly Muslim Rohingya have escaped Buddhist-majority Myanmar since last August, when attacks by Muslim insurgents triggered a military offensive that the United Nations has likened to ethnic cleansing. Myanmar denies the accusations and has said it waged a legitimate counter-insurgency operation. The registration programme started jointly by the United Nations High Commissioner for

No more contract charges for trading at CSE

The Board of Directors of the Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd. (CSE) in its meeting held on today (27 June, 2018) decided to remove the Contract Charge from its current fees structure and the CSE LOgoexisting commission charge has been reviewed to a flat 0.023%. The detail of the reviewed fees & charges structure is given below-
  • - No Contract Charges for any trade
  • - Commission Charges for normal trade – 0.023%
  • - Commission Charges for Bulk & Foreign trade (above 50 lakhs in a single ...

Floods claim 4 in Moulvibazar

Four people have been killed in floods in Moulvibazar’s Komolganj Upazila in Bangladesh. At least five people are still missing. Thousand others have been stranded since the night of June 15. The names and identities of the missing people are not known yet, Dhaka Tribune reported. floodThe hilly water has damaged flood protection embankments in the district worsening the flood situation. The army has begun rescuing stranded locals in Kulaura and Rajnagar near the overflowing Monu River. Deputy Commissioner Md Tofayel Ahme...

Axiata Chief spends busy day in city

Managing Director/President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Axiata Group Berhad, Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim, has wrapped up a daylong visit to Bangladesh with a pact schedule. During his visit, Tan Sri Jamal presided over review meetings to assess Robi’s business operation. He also attended an iftar gathering organized by Robi Axiata Limited where he exchanged views with a number of key Bangladeshi stakeholders. Hon'ble Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Posts Telecommunications and Information Technology, Imran Ahmed, MP, Hon’ble State Minister,
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