Trade gap jumps to $7.14b in 9 months, Export growth remains sluggish against higher import in July-March
The country’s trade deficit increased by 56.78 per cent to $7.14 billion in the first nine months of the current financial year 2014-15 compared with that of $4.55 billion during the same period of the FY14 due to a massive drop in export earnings against a higher import payment.
VIOLENCE CASE Charges pressed against Fakhrul, Moudud, Abbas among 36
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has submitted a charge sheet against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 35 others
Thousands in peril at sea 1,500 more Bangladeshis, Rohingyas rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia
Nearly 1,500 more illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority were rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia since Sunday, a day after a boat carrying about 500 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas arrived off the northwest province of Aceh.
Bring enclave people to mainstream: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday underscored the need for mainstreaming the people of enclaves following the passage of the Land Boundary Agreement by Indian parliament.
Family wants govt to ‘return’ Salah Uddin: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday said anxiety of the missing BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed’s family was increasing day by day about what had actually happened to him but the government was taking no steps to find him out.
Govt slaps 10pc duty on rice import
The government has slapped 10 per cent duty on import of rice to ensure fair price for local farmers, said finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday.
500 Bangladeshis, Rohingyas rescued off Aceh Another human trafficker killed in ‘gunfight’ in Cox’s Bazar
After the grim discovery of mass graves in jungles in Thailand, rescuers on Sunday brought ashore nearly 500 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar, mostly Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON POHELA BOISHAK 21 injured as police attack protesters
At least 21 protestors, including two women, were injured after police charge baton and used water cannon on a peaceful march towards Dhaka Metropolitan Police headquarters demanding the arrest of suspects involved in sexual harassment of women gathered at the Dhaka University campus during Pahela Baishakh celebrations
LBA passage great political achievement: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday said it was the great political achievement of her government in diplomatic arena as the Indian parliament has cleared a bill to ratify the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh
Modi govt wants good ties with Bangladesh people: Khaleda.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said the passage of the Land Boundary Agreement bill in Indian Lok Sabha was a result of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s wish to build up good relations with Bangladeshi people.
