Garment industry owners call for separate ministry to ensure sector’s sustainability
Garment industry owners have called for the creation of a separate ministry to oversee the country’s garment and textile sector, which is the largest contributor to the nation’s export revenue.…
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- Bangladesh
- March 8, 2025
- 72 views
CA asks to digitise 2 ministries, NBR, BRTA on priority basis
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has asked two ministries and two government departments to digitize their daily activities including their public services on priority basis. The ministries and departments are-…
- Bangladesh
- March 8, 2025
- 67 views
No gender discrimination in new Bangladesh: Asif Mahmud
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives, has emphasized that gender discrimination will have no place in the New Bangladesh following the…
6,000 tonnes of boiled rice from India arrive at Chattogram Port
A consignment of 6,000 tonnes of boiled rice from India, transported by the MV Phu Thanh 36, has arrived at the Chattogram port. The shipment was imported under Package-2 through…
Increasing protein intake to accelerate progress on women’s empowerment: Experts
Experts are advocating for the enhancement of protein intake as a key factor in accelerating women’s empowerment in Bangladesh. Despite significant progress in women’s rights and contributions to the nation’s…
- Bangladesh
- March 7, 2025
- 58 views
Police disperse Hizb ut-Tahrir procession with tear gas, sound grenades
Police used tear gas and sound grenades to break up a procession organized by the banned group Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dhaka’s Baitul Mukarram area on Friday. Several members of the…
- Bangladesh
- March 6, 2025
- 61 views
Cadman suggests referring July massacre cases to ICC
Toby Cadman, Special Advisor to the ICT Chief Prosecutor has urged the Interim Government of Bangladesh to refer the cases of the July-August massacres to the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
BSEC chairman refuses to resign amid employee strike
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood has made it clear that he will not step down despite ongoing protests from BSEC employees. The employees are demanding…
Food inflation drops to 21-month low, but challenges persist
Food inflation in Bangladesh has fallen to its lowest level in 21 months, reaching 9.24% in February, down from 10.72% in January, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).…
Experts call for urgent reforms in Bangladesh’s energy master plan to combat air pollution and carbon emissions
Leading experts, policymakers, and environmental activists gathered on Thursday in an online policy dialogue to stress the urgent need for comprehensive reforms to Bangladesh’s Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan…
